Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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; -- a
   colloquial word of the Southern States, and used esp. by
   negroes.

Tote \Tote\, n. [L. totum, fr. totus all, whole.]
   The entire body, or all; as, the whole tote. [Colloq.]

Source : WordNet®

tote
     n : a capacious bag or basket [syn: {carryall}, {holdall}, {tote
         bag}]

tote
     v : carry with difficulty; "You'll have to lug this suitcase"
         [syn: {lug}, {tug}]