transcription, транскрипция: [ tʌn ]
( tons)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
A ton is a unit of weight that is equal to 2240 pounds in Britain and to 2000 pounds in the United States.
Hundreds of tons of oil spilled into the sea...
Getting rid of rubbish can cost $100 a ton.
N-COUNT : num N , oft N of n
2.
A ton is the same as a tonne .
N-COUNT
3.
If someone comes down on you like a ton of bricks , they are extremely angry with you and tell you off because of something wrong that you have done. ( INFORMAL )
If you do something awful they all come down on you like a ton of bricks.
PHRASE : V inflects
4.
If you say that something weighs a ton , you mean that it is extremely heavy. ( INFORMAL )
PHRASE : V inflects