Definition of tow Tow
/towˈ/ - [tow] - tow
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What does tow mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: tows |
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| tow - the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope; "the truck gave him a tow to the garage" | ||
| towage | ||
| haulage, haul, draw the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly" | ||
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| tow - drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal" | ||
| pull along, schlep, shlep pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance; "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk" | ||
| tug struggle in opposition; "She tugged and wrestled with her conflicts" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- tow (Noun)
The act of towing and the condition of being towed. - tow (Noun)
Something, such as a tugboat, that tows. - tow (Noun)
Something, such as a barge, that is towed. - tow (Noun)
A rope or cable used in towing. - tow (Noun)
An untwisted bundle of fibers such as wikipedia:cellulose cellulose acetate , flax, hemp or jute. - tow (Verb)
To pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tow (n.)
The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle. - tow (v. t.)
To draw or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind, by means of a rope. - tow (v. t.)
A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope. - tow (v. t.)
The act of towing, or the state of being towed; --chiefly used in the phrase, to take in tow, that is to tow. - tow (v. t.)
That which is towed, or drawn by a towline, as a barge, raft, collection of boats, ect.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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tow
To pull something behind one using a line or chain.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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tow
tō, v.t. to pull a vessel through the water with a rope.—n. originally a rope for towing with: the coarse part of flax or hemp: the act of towing.—ns. Tow′age, act of towing: money for towing; Tow′-boat, a boat that is towed, or one used for towing other vessels.—n.pl. Tow′ing-bitts, upright timbers projecting above the deck for fastening tow-lines to.—ns. Tow′ing-net, a drag-net for collecting objects of natural history, &c.; Tow′ing-path, Tow′-path, a path, generally by the side of a canal or river, for horses towing barges; Tow′-ī′ron, a toggle-iron used in whaling; Tow′line, a line used in towing.—adj. Tow′y, like tow. [A.S. teóhan, teón. Cf. Tug.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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tow
To draw or drag a ship or boat by means of a rope attached to another vessel or boat, which advances by steam-power, rowing, or sailing. The Roman method, as appears by the triumphal arch at Orange, was by a rope fastened to a pulley at the top of the mast. They also fastened a rope to the head of a boat, and led it over men's shoulders, as practised on our canals at the present day.
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