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Meaning of 'tow' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tow [ n.]
- The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle.
2 . Tow [ v. t.]
- To draw or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind, by means of a rope.
- A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope.
- The act of towing, or the state of being towed; --chiefly used in the phrase, to take in tow, that is to tow.
- That which is towed, or drawn by a towline, as a barge, raft, collection of boats, ect.

Meaning of 'tow' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tow [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
Example in sentence:
  • the truck gave him a tow to the garage
2 . tow [ v]
Meaning (2):
- drag behind
Example in sentence:
  • Horses used to tow barges along the canal

Nearby Words:

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