Tow

Pronunciation

 * Homophones: toe
 * Homophones: toe
 * Homophones: toe
 * Homophones: toe
 * Homophones: toe

Etymology 1
togian:

Verb

 * 1)  To pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul.

Translations

 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: буксировать },, тащить


 * Scottish Gaelic:
 * Spanish:

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.

Translations

 * German: Schleppen, Abschleppen
 * Latvian: vilkšana
 * Portuguese: reboque


 * Russian: буксировка
 * Spanish:


 * German:
 * Latvian: vilcējs
 * Portuguese: reboque, rebocador


 * Russian: буксир,
 * Spanish:, remolcador boat


 * Portuguese: reboque


 * Spanish:


 * Dutch: sleeptouw, trekkabel
 * German: Schlepptau
 * Latvian: virve


 * Russian: буксировочный трос
 * Spanish:

Derived terms

 * in tow / on tow
 * tow rope
 * tow truck


 * towy
 * under tow
 * undertow

Etymology 2
Origin uncertain; compare Old Norse tó:, Old English undefined: (in compounds, e.g. towcræft:, towhus:), perhaps cognate with Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽:.

Noun

 * 1) An untwisted bundle of fibers such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.

Derived terms

 * tow haired
 * towhead

Related terms

 * taw

Translations

 * French:
 * Italian:
 * Latvian: pakulas


 * Romanian:
 * Russian:

Anagrams

 * OTW, owt, two, wot, WTO

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