tool vs hand tool

hand tool vs tool

tool and hand tool both are nouns.

tool is a verb but hand tool is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tool	Yes	No	Yes	No
hand tool	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hand tool is a hyponym of tool; that is, hand tool is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than tool:

tool: an implement used in the practice of a vocation
hand tool: a tool used with workers' hands

Other hyponyms of tool include abradant, abrader, bender, clincher, comb, cutting implement, drill, eolith, fork, gang, garden tool, lawn tool, grapnel, grapple, grappler, grappling hook, grappling iron, hack, hoe, jack, Jaws of Life, neolith, paleolith, muller, pestle, pounder, plough, plow, power tool, punch, puncher, rake, ram, rounder, saw set, shaping tool, strickle, style, stylus, tamp, tamper, tamping bar, tap, swage, upset, nut key, nut tool, shaving cutter, hone.

tool (noun)	hand tool (noun)
the means whereby some act is accomplished	a tool used with workers' hands
an implement used in the practice of a vocation
obscene terms for penis
a person who is controlled by others and is used to perform unpleasant or dishonest tasks for someone else

tool (verb)	hand tool (verb)
work with a tool
ride in a car with no particular goal and just for the pleasure of it
drive
furnish with tools

Difference between tool and hand tool

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