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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tow1 /toʊ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to pull or haul (a car, etc.) by a rope, chain, etc.:They towed my car to the garage.
n. [countable] - an act or instance of towing.
- something towed.
- something, as a boat or truck, that tows.
- Sportski tow.
Idioms- Idioms in tow:
- Also, under tow. in the state of being towed:The ship returned to port in tow of a tugboat.
- under one's guidance;
in one's charge:The teacher entered the museum with her class in tow. - (following one) as a follower, admirer, or companion:The movie star walked down the street, autograph hounds in tow.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tow1 (tō),USA pronunciation v.t. - to pull or haul (a car, barge, trailer, etc.) by a rope, chain, or other device:The car was towed to the service station.
n. - an act or instance of towing.
- something being towed.
- something, as a boat or truck, that tows.
- a rope, chain, metal bar, or other device for towing:The trailer is secured to the car by a metal tow.
- See ski tow.
- in tow:
- in the state of being towed.
- under one's guidance;
in one's charge. - as a follower, admirer, or companion:a professor who always had a graduate student in tow.
- under tow, in the condition of being towed;
in tow.
- bef. 1000; Middle English towen (verb, verbal), Old English togian to pull by force, drag; cognate with Middle High German zogen to draw, tug, drag. See tug
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged trail, draw, tug.
tow2 (tō),USA pronunciation n. - the fiber of flax, hemp, or jute prepared for spinning by scutching.
- the shorter, less desirable flax fibers separated from line fibers in hackling.
- synthetic filaments prior to spinning.
adj. - made of tow.
- 1300–50; Middle English; Old English tōw- (in tōwlīc pertaining to thread, tōwhūs spinning house); akin to Old Norse tō wool
- a rope.
- 1425–75; late Middle English (Scots); Old English toh- (in tohlīne towline); cognate with Old Norse tog towline. See tow1
- Militarya U.S. Army antitank missile, steered to its target by two thin wires connected to a computerized launcher, which is mounted on a vehicle or helicopter.
- t(ube-launched,) o(ptically-guided,) w(ire-tracked missile)
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tow /təʊ/ vb - (transitive) to pull or drag (a vehicle, boat, etc), esp by means of a rope or cable
n - the act or an instance of towing
- the state of being towed (esp in the phrases in tow, under tow, on tow)
- something towed
- something used for towing
- in tow ⇒ in one's charge or under one's influence
- informal (in motor racing, etc) the act of taking advantage of the slipstream of another car (esp in the phrase get a tow)
- short for ski tow
Etymology: Old English togian; related to Old Frisian togia, Old Norse toga, Old High German zogōnˈtowable adj tow /təʊ/ n - the fibres of hemp, flax, jute, etc, in the scutched state
- synthetic fibres preparatory to spinning
Etymology: Old English tōw; related to Old Saxon tou, Old Norse tō tuft of wool, Dutch touwen to spinˈtowy adj |