Verb (1)toted his dog from the muddy backyard to the bathtub for a thorough washing
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Pair it with wide leg jeans and your favorite button down top—bonus points for toting your satchel in hand, like so.—Gena Kaufman, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025 The collectables made toy company Pop Mart a billion-dollar business, as Labubus sold for up to thousands of dollars on the resale market, fuled by the many celebrities toting the keychains around in public.—Mason Leath, ABC News, 27 Dec. 2025
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And you can get organized with a six-pack of cloth storage totes for under $20.—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 28 Dec. 2025 Plus, get a limited-edition tote.—Arthur Elgort, Vogue, 28 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for tote
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Etymology
Verb (1)
probably from an English-based creole; akin to Gullah & Krio tot to carry, of Bantu origin; akin to Kikongo -tota to pick up, Kimbundu -tuta to carry
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