tow

Meaning

Verb

1. To pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue.
2. 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. An untwisted bundle of fibres such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.
2. The short, coarse, less desirable fibres separated by hackling from the finer longer fibres (line).

Concepts

tow

drag

pull

haul

tug

draw

oakum

trail

towage

draught

towing

carry

traction

drawl

fire

shoot

twitch

drag along

hitch

hards

lead

pulling

draft

hauling

take in tow

addition

move

tow-line

tow-rope

have in tow

draw along

conduct

kedge

lint

wad

wadding

dragging

drawing

hemps

draw back

draw in

draw off

draw out

extract

get out

pull back

pull out

pull up

retract

take

wind

wind up

bet

play

stroke

swimming stroke

taxis

temptation

veto

wager

hemp

combings

stretch

yank

cart

lug

convey

tie

Pronounced as (IPA)

/təʊ/

Etymology

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.