1
: a small child
2
: a small drink or allowance of liquor : shot
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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Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Live music for kiddies caused tots to dance to the sounds of the duet ButterBean. —Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 Amenities proposed include a wildlife observation garden, bike repair station, pedestrian safety features, a dog park, a clubhouse and a tot lot. —Noah Daly april 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2026 The man accused of shooting 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore in her stroller hobbled on crutches into a Brooklyn courtroom Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to the tot’s shocking murder. —John Annese, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tot
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Noun
Plans call for 180 surface parking spaces, landscaping and amenities including a community center, swimming pool, tot lot, barbecue area and dog park. —Nicole Buss, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2026 Live music for kiddies caused tots to dance to the sounds of the duet ButterBean. —Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 Amenities proposed include a wildlife observation garden, bike repair station, pedestrian safety features, a dog park, a clubhouse and a tot lot. —Noah Daly april 15, Idaho Statesman, 15 Apr. 2026 The man accused of shooting 7-month-old Kaori Patterson-Moore in her stroller hobbled on crutches into a Brooklyn courtroom Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to the tot’s shocking murder. —John Annese, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tot
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“Tot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/tot. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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