ton
Two thousand pounds
A ton is a unit of weight.
In the US, a short ton equals 2,000 pounds; in Britain, a long ton equals 2,240 pounds.
A metric ton (or tonne) is 1,000 kilograms.
Beyond measurement, ton commonly means a large quantity: I have a ton of work to do.
That must have cost a ton.
In British slang, a ton is a hundred, especially £100 or 100 mph.
Base unit of mass
- poundWeight, strike, or kennel
- ounceOne-sixteenth of a pound
- gramMetric mass unit
- hundredweightUnit of mass, ~100 pounds
stone · metric · short · long · avoirdupois · displacement · deadweight · gross
Large amount, or parcels
- loadsLarge quantities
- heapsLarge informal quantities
- massesBulk or populace
- pilesMultiple heaped accumulations
oodles · scads · bunches · stacks · gobs · slew · boatload · truckload
Removal from usual location
- deadweightInert, unproductive mass
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
- grossTotal before subtractions
- netFinal amount remaining
freight · cargo · vessel · maritime · nautical · capacity · draft · hull
Unit of mass, ~100 pounds
- poundWeight, strike, or kennel
- stoneSolid earth fragment
- quarterOne of four parts
- dramSmall measure, liquid or weight
grain · ounce · avoirdupois · short · long · British · American · customary
Forceful forward motion
- refrigerationHeat removal for preservation
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- HVACIndoor climate management
- thermalPertaining to warmth
capacity · pressure · explosive · TNT · kiloton · megaton · yield · blast
Extremely large in scale
- hugeExtremely large in size
- giganticImmensely large in scale
- colossalExtremely large in scale
- immenseExtremely large in scope
mammoth · whopping · tremendous · monumental · gargantuan · elephantine · behemoth · leviathan
kilogram
Base unit of mass
hundredweight · stone · metric · short · long · avoirdupois · displacement · deadweight · gross · net
lots
Large amount, or parcels
piles · oodles · scads · bunches · stacks · gobs · slew · boatload · truckload · bucketload
displacement
Removal from usual location
- deadweightInert, unproductive mass
- registerRecord officially; vocal range
- grossTotal before subtractions
net · freight · cargo · vessel · maritime · nautical · capacity · draft · hull · berth
hundredweight
Unit of mass, ~100 pounds
dram · grain · ounce · avoirdupois · short · long · British · American · customary · traditional
thrust
Forceful forward motion
- refrigerationHeat removal for preservation
- coolingLosing thermal energy
- HVACIndoor climate management
thermal · capacity · pressure · explosive · TNT · kiloton · megaton · yield · blast · equivalent
enormous
Extremely large in scale
immense · mammoth · whopping · tremendous · monumental · gargantuan · elephantine · behemoth · leviathan · hulking
- measurementsheight, stature, meters, depth, pound
- measurementscales, gauging, balance, metering, gram
- excessexcess, too much, excessive, excessiveness, overabundance
- Informal Amountssmidgen, bunch, heap, loads, oodles
- quantitiessome, many, few, amount, several
- unitsunit, angstrom, yard, meter, base units
- tons ofA great quantity
- like a ton of bricksWith sudden crushing weight
- fuck tonsVulgar term for abundance
- weigh a ton
- hit like a ton of bricksAffect with sudden intensity
- won tonFilled Chinese pasta pouch
tons, monotone, tonal, tonnage, tonne, tonnes, semitone, monotonic, atonality