tote Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a capacious bag or basket
    tote bag; holdall; carryall.
  2. verb carry with difficulty
    tug; lug.
    • You'll have to lug this suitcase

WordNet

Tote transitive verb
Etymology
Said to be of African origin.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Toted; present participle & verbal noun Toting
Definitions
  1. To carry or bear; as, to tote a child over a stream; -- a colloquial word of the Southern States, and used esp. by negroes.
Tote noun
Etymology
L. totum, fr.totus all, whole.
Definitions
  1. The entire body, or all; as, the whole tote. Colloq.

Webster 1913