1
: a small child
2
: a small drink or allowance of liquor : shot
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Examples of tot in a Sentence
Verb
tot up the prices of the individual pieces and see if buying the whole set makes more sense
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Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 June 2024
Either main comes with your choice of Tavern tots or a pub salad, along with a craft beer trio, house margarita or a soft drink.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2024
The tot was sitting in his car seat in the idling gold 2000 Chrysler minivan near E. 146th St. and Third Ave.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
For her daughter Kim's son Psalm's fifth birthday, Jenner gifted the tot a toy Tesla cybertruck, which Kim revealed in a video on her Instagram Stories.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
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Noun
The Garrison Club even features a whimsical children’s playroom for entertaining tiny tots.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 21 June 2024
Either main comes with your choice of Tavern tots or a pub salad, along with a craft beer trio, house margarita or a soft drink.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 18 June 2024
The tot was sitting in his car seat in the idling gold 2000 Chrysler minivan near E. 146th St. and Third Ave.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 16 June 2024
For her daughter Kim's son Psalm's fifth birthday, Jenner gifted the tot a toy Tesla cybertruck, which Kim revealed in a video on her Instagram Stories.
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024
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“Tot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tot. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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