Tom Definition

tŏm
tommed, tomming
noun
A masculine name.
Webster's New World
The male of some animals, esp. of the cat.
Webster's New World

Uncle Tom.

Webster's New World

(UK, slang) A prostitute.

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(music) A type of drum.

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Synonyms:
adjective
Male.
A tom turkey.
Webster's New World
verb
To behave like an Uncle Tom.
Webster's New World
(intransitive, derogatory, of a black person) To act in an obsequiously servile manner toward white authority.
Wiktionary

(nautical) To dig out a hole below the hatch cover of a bulker and fill it with cargo or weights to aid stability.

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Other Word Forms of Tom

Noun

Singular:
tom
Plural:
toms

Origin of Tom

  • From generic use of the proper name Tom.

    From Wiktionary

  • Tom nickname for Thomas

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Rhyming slang from tomfoolery.

    From Wiktionary

  • Shortened from tomato

    From Wiktionary

  • From Uncle Tom.

    From Wiktionary

Tom Sentence Examples

  • Whalebone's blood also descends through Waverley (1817) and his son the Saddler (1828), while Whisker is represented by the Colonel (1825) and by Economist (1825) and his son Harkaway (1834), sire of King Tom (1851).

  • Pocahontas, perhaps the most remarkable mare in the Stud-Book, never won a race on the turf, but threw Stockwell and Rataplan to the Baron, son of Birdcatcher, King Tom to Harkaway, Knight of St Patrick to Knight of St George, and Knight of Kars to Nutwith-all these horses being 16 hands high and upwards, while Pocahontas was a long low mare of about 15 hands or a trifle more.

  • Scruffy isn't a Tom cat.

  • Fellow detectives Tom DeLeo and Andy Sackler, seated across the room, were arguing as usual while the only other occupant, newcomer Detective Lenny Harrigan, was either catching a quick nap or meditating.

  • Tom had a penchant for heavy metal music and two bullies for older brothers.

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