TOLL as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the cost in human life was enormous
    • the price of success is hard work
    • what price glory?
    Hypernyms(s) toll is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • the sound of a bell being struck
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • saved by the bell
    • she heard the distant toll of church bells
    Hypernyms(s) toll is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
    Hypernyms(s) toll is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

TOLL as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • ring slowly
    Usage Example(s)
    • For whom the bell tolls
    Hypernyms(s) toll is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • charge a fee for using
    Usage Example(s)
    • Toll the bridges into New York City
    Hypernyms(s) toll is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)