tow

[Tow]

Drag behind

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The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle.

Noun
the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope; "the truck gave him a tow to the garage"

Verb
drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal"


n.
The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle.

v. t.
To draw or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind, by means of a rope.

v. t.
A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope.

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.

v. t.
That which is towed, or drawn by a towline, as a barge, raft, collection of boats, ect.


Tow

Tow , n. [OE. tow, AS. tow, akin to OD. touw, Icel. a tuft of wool for spinning; cf. E. taw, v.t.] The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle.

Tow

Tow, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Towed ; p. pr. & vb. n. Towing.] [OE. towen, toen; akin to OFries. toga to pull about, OHG. zog'd3n, Icel. toga, AS. tohline a towline, and AS.te'a2n to draw, p.p. getogen. See Tug] To draw or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind, by means of a rope.

Tow

Tow , n. [Cf. Icel.taug a rope, from the same root as E.tow, v. t.] 1. A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope. 2. The act of towing, or the state of being towed;-chiefly used in the phrase, to take in tow, that is to tow. 3. That which is towed, or drawn by a towline, as a barge, raft, collection of boats, ect.

The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle.

To draw or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind, by means of a rope.

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Usage Examples

They had some really cool rigged cars and things that were different that they would tow behind the camera car that were actually on these trailers that manipulated side to side and stuff like they were getting hit, and actually put the actor right in the middle of the chase.

Misspelled Form

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