tow

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (transitive) To pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue.
2. (usually) To aid someone behind by shielding them from wind resistance.

Noun

1. The act of towing and the condition of being towed.
2. Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
3. Something, such as a barge, that is towed.
4. A rope or cable used in towing.
5. A speed increase given by driving in front of another car on a straight, which causes a slipstream for the car behind.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) An untwisted bundle of fibres such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.
2. (countable, specifically, uncountable) The short, coarse, less desirable fibres separated by hackling from the finer longer fibres (line).

Sinonieme

drag

pull

haul

tug

draw

oakum

trail

towage

towing

carry

traction

draught

drawl

draft

drag along

fire

🔥

hards

hitch

lead

pulling

shoot

twitch

tow-line

draw in

hauling

have in tow

hemp

tow-rope

kedge

stroke

lint

lug

move

draw back

play

dragging

pull back

draw along

pull out

pull up

retract

swimming stroke

stretch

take

taxis

temptation

tie

convey

conduct

combings

Vertalings

schleppen

remorquer

trekken

rimorchiare

remolcar

remolque

boegseren

traîner

abschleppen

arrastrar

trainare

rimorchio

Werg

slepen

rebocar

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/təʊ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: towen

Geërf van Old English: togian

Verwante met Middle High German: zogen

Verwante met Duits: ziehen

Verwante met Nederlands: tijgen

Verwante met Old Norse: toga

Geërf van Middle English: touw

Geërf van Old English:

Verwante met Old Norse: tó

Verwante met Nederlands: touw

Verwante met Old English: tawian

Verwante met Goties: 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽

In summary

From Middle English towen, from Old English togian, from Proto-West Germanic *togōn, from Proto-Germanic *tugōną, from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-.
See also Middle High German zogen, German ziehen, Dutch tijgen, Old Norse toga.