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Total (Verb)

Damage beyond the point of repair; "My son totaled our new car"; "the rock star totals his guitar at every concert".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

The hurricane force winds totaled the building, leaving nothing but rubble behind.
My brother totaled his vintage motorcycle after hitting a tree at high speed.
The clumsy stagehand totaled the expensive equipment when he dropped it on the floor.
The rioters totaled several police cars before the authorities were able to regain control.
The careless driver totaled the city bus by crashing it into a lamppost.

Determine the sum of; "Add all the people in this town to those of the neighboring town".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

The accountant will total the expenses of the company for the past month to prepare for the audit.
To determine the total number of guests, add up the people attending the wedding in the hall and those in the garden.
Please total the points scored by each team to declare the winner of the game.
You need to total the cost of all the items in your shopping cart before you check out.
Total the number of people in each age group to get the overall demographic breakdown of the population.

Add up in number or quantity; "The bills amounted to $2,000"; "The bill came to $2,000".

Verbs of being, having, spatial relations.

The total cost of the renovation came to over $100,000.
The total amount she spent on clothes that day was more than she expected.
The company's total annual revenue has been steadily increasing.
The player's total score by the end of the game was the highest in the tournament.
The total time it took to complete the project was longer than initially estimated.