tote

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   informal: to carry something, especially something heavy or awkward

   We had to tote the equipment across the muddy field.

2. 2
   noun

   a large open bag with two handles

   She packed the towels and sunscreen in a canvas tote.

The carrying verb is recorded in American English from the late seventeenth century, but its origin is uncertain; West African sources have often been proposed. The bag sense is shortened from tote bag, a bag made for carrying things.

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