Ton

/tˈʌn/

/ˈtən/

[noun]

Ton

[NOUN]

a unit for measuring weight that is used in the US and is equal to 907.19 kg

synonyms : net ton

short ton

a unit for measuring weight that is used in the UK and is equal to 1016.05 kg

synonyms : gross ton

long ton

Examples

1. The news of her accident hit me like a ton of bricks.

2. Britain grows 6,000,000 tons of potatoes a year.

3. It was head over heels for a stuffed giraffe in South Kensington this morning for upside down was the only way the half ton exhibit would go in through the doors of the Natural History Museum.

4. -I have tons.