American English
/tʰən/
One syllable.
A US unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds, or about 907 kilograms.
Normally, “ton” has a short but audible vowel (/tʰən/). In very quick speech, the vowel may be hard to hear, but keep it clear when you say the word alone.
A US unit of weight equal to 2,000 pounds, or about 907 kilograms.
The truck weighs five tons.
They bought a two-ton truck.
In American English, a ton normally means 2,000 pounds. A metric ton is 1,000 kilograms.
a two-ton truck · weigh several tons · a ton of coal
weigh + number + ton(s)
a + number + -ton + noun
A very large amount or number of something.
We have a ton of work today.
There were tons of people at the concert.
a ton of work · tons of money · tons of people
a ton of + uncountable noun
tons of + plural noun
a very large amount of something
She has a ton of energy.
thank you very much
Thanks a ton for your help.
to seem extremely heavy
This wet blanket weighs a ton.