What is the meaning of tons?

A United States unit of weight equivalent to 2000 pounds.
- synonyms: short ton, ton, net ton
A British unit of weight equivalent to 2240 pounds.
- synonyms: long ton, ton, gross ton
A large number or amount.
- usage: "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed stacks of newspapers"
- synonyms: dozens, heaps, lots, piles, scores, stacks, loads, rafts, slews, wads, oodles, gobs, scads, lashings

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