1
: a small child
2
: a small drink or allowance of liquor : shot
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Verb
tot up the prices of the individual pieces and see if buying the whole set makes more sense
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Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
But when the Doctor, Belinda, Poppy and Ruby Sunday returned to the TARDIS, and the Doctor and Belinda began excitedly making plans for their family’s time-hopping future, Ruby clocked that Poppy’s coat was getting smaller and smaller as it was handed back and forth between the tot’s parents.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 May 2025
This recipe is meaty, cheesy, and topped with a layer of tater tots for the perfect finishing touch.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 4 May 2025
Smith requested hotdogs, tater tots and apple pie with vanilla ice cream for his last meal.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
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The tot was with their mother trying to re-book a flight at the JetBlue ticket counter at Newark’s Terminal A at about 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday when the child walked behind the kiosk and stepped onto the ankle-high conveyor belt where people on departing flights drop off their luggage.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 31 May 2025
But when the Doctor, Belinda, Poppy and Ruby Sunday returned to the TARDIS, and the Doctor and Belinda began excitedly making plans for their family’s time-hopping future, Ruby clocked that Poppy’s coat was getting smaller and smaller as it was handed back and forth between the tot’s parents.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 31 May 2025
This recipe is meaty, cheesy, and topped with a layer of tater tots for the perfect finishing touch.
—Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 4 May 2025
Smith requested hotdogs, tater tots and apple pie with vanilla ice cream for his last meal.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
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“Tot.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tot. Accessed 25 Jun. 2025.
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