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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body.

   "Holonyms: EDC, everyday carry"

2. 2
   A portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body.; A Swiss Army knife or similar tool.
3. 3
   A portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body.; Any of a class of folding or telescoping tools with a plier head as the central implement and with sets of peripheral implements (typically knife blades, screwdrivers, files, saws, can openers, bottle openers, scissors, and so on).
4. 4
   A portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body.; Any similar tool with some other central implement (such as shears) or with no central implement, but sharing the themes otherwise.
5. 5
   A portable hand tool that combines several individual functions in a single assembly or body.; Any of a class of monolithic tools with various holes and edges that act as the multiple implements.

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6. 6
   An oscillating power tool that can perform multiple functions with different attachments.

Synonyms

All synonyms

oscillating tool

Etymology

From multi- + tool.

Related phrases

hand toolswiss army knife

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