[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tote \tote\, v. t. imp.  p. p. toted; p. pr.  vb. n.
   toting. said to be of african origin.
   to carry or bear; as, to tote a child over a stream; to tote
   a gun on one's hip; -- a colloquial word originating in the
   southern states, and used there esp. by negroes, now common
   throughout the u. s.
   1913 webster +pjc
see also:
toted toting 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

tote \tote\, n. l. totum, fr. totus all, whole.
   the entire body, or all; as, the whole tote. colloq.
   1913 webster

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

tote
     n : a capacious bag or basket syn: carryall, holdall, tote
         bag
     v : carry with difficulty; "you'll have to lug this suitcase"
         syn: lug, tug
see also:
carryall holdall tote bag lug tug 

[4] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

46 moby thesaurus words for "tote":
   add, add up, aggregate, all, be-all and end-all, bear, buck, carry,
   cart, cast, compute, conduct, convey, entirety, ferry, figure, fly,
   foot, freight, gross, haul, hump, lift, lug, manhandle, pack,
   pari-mutuel, pari-mutuel machine, shoulder, sum, sum total,
   summate, take, tale, tally, tot, tot up, total, total up,
   totalizer, tote up, transport, waft, whisk, whole, wing

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