ton
B2UK /tʌn/US /tʌn/
Meaning
noun
a unit for measuring weight, in the UK 2 240 pounds (long ton) and in the US 2 000 pounds (short ton)
“(informal), What have you got in this bag? It weighs a ton (= is very heavy).”
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