tow
verbEtymology
From Middle English touw, from Old English tow- (“spinning”) (in compounds, e.g. towcræft, towhūs, towlic), from Proto-Germanic *tawwą; compare Old Norse tó (“uncleansed wool”), Dutch touw (“rope”). Perhaps cognate with Old English tawian (“prepare for use”), Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 (taujan, “do, make”).
Definitions
To pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue.
- Near-synonyms: draw, haul, pull, trail
- In its current specification it cannot be driven and must be towed to its work location by a locomotive.
To aid someone behind by shielding them from wind resistance.
The act of towing and the condition of being towed.
- It isn't the car's battery; I think I need a tow.
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Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
Something, such as a barge, that is towed.
A rope or cable used in towing.
A speed increase given by driving in front of another car on a straight, which causes a…
A speed increase given by driving in front of another car on a straight, which causes a slipstream for the car behind.
- On Saturday, Vettel was very unhappy with Leclerc's failure to work out a way through the traffic and give him a tow for the second runs in qualifying, as had been agreed.
An untwisted bundle of fibres such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.
- And the strong shall be as towe, and the maker of it as a sparke, and they shall both burne together, and none shall quench them.
The short, coarse, less desirable fibres separated by hackling from the finer longer…
The short, coarse, less desirable fibres separated by hackling from the finer longer fibres (line).
A surname.
Initialism of tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided
Initialism of tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided: a kind of antitank missile.
- The American-made TOW antitank missiles began arriving in the region in 2013, through a covert program run by the United States, Saudi Arabia and other allies to help certain C.I.A.-vetted insurgent groups battle the Syrian government.
Initialism of The One with ... or The One Where ...
Initialism of The One with ... or The One Where ...: used to refer to episodes of the American television sitcom Friends.
- TOW the Prom Video
- Yay! It's coming out this Friday! Staring Jennifer Aniston, Ben Stiller (played the Rachel's boyfriend in TOW The Screamer), Hank Azaria (David) and Debra Messing...3 Friends people. Looks funny.
The neighborhood
Derived
in tow, on tow, ski tow, tow bar, tow hitch, tow iron, tow ring, tow rope, tow truck, under tow, undertow, towy, swingling tow, tow-colored, tow-haired, tow haired, towhead, towheaded, tow linen
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for tow. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA