ton

1. Any of various units of mass, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun

   The short ton of 2000 pounds (about 907 kg), 20 hundredweights of 100 pounds avoirdupois each.

2. The long ton of 2240 pounds (about 1016 kg), 20 hundredweights of 112 pounds avoirdupois each.

3. The metric ton of 1000 kilograms (about 2205 lb), 10 quintals of 100 kilograms each.

4. Any of various units of volume, originally notionally equal to the contents of a tun

   The measurement ton of (US) 40 or (UK) 42 cubic feet (about 1.1 or 1.2 m³).

5. The register ton of 100 cubic feet (about 2.83 m³).

6. (figuratively)Any large, excessive, or overwhelming amount of anything.

   I’ve got a ton of work to do.

   I've got tons of work to do.

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7. A unit of thermal power equal to 12,000 BTU/h (about 3.5 kW), approximating the idealized rate of cooling provided by uniform isothermal melting of 1 short ton of ice per day at 0°C.

   Their main problem is that they somehow believe that a 12-ton unit can handle this entire building.

8. Synonym of hundred

   (UK, colloquial)100 pounds sterling.

   a British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds

9. (UK, colloquial, usually)100 points.

10. (UK, colloquial)100 runs.

11. (UK, colloquial)A speed of 100 mph (160 km/h).

12. (uncountable)Fashion, the current style, the vogue.

1. I've got a ton of work to do.

   У мене купа роботи.

   ruУ меня вагон работы.

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2. I've got tons of ideas.

   У мене маса ідей.

   deIch habe massenweise Ideen.

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3. This box weighs a ton.

   Ця коробка важить тону.

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4. We've been having tons of fun.

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5. Tom is in a ton of trouble.

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