Definitions for tow
toʊtow

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tow, towageverb

   the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope

   "the truck gave him a tow to the garage"

2. towverb

   drag behind

   "Horses used to tow barges along the canal"

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Townoun

   Flax or hemp beaten and combed into a filamentous substance.

   Etymology: tow , Saxon.

   Tow twisted round the handle of an instrument makes it easier to be held. Samuel Sharp.

2. To Towverb

   To draw by a rope, particularly through the water.

   Etymology: teon, teohan , Saxon, to lead; toghen, old Dutch.

   Thou knew’st too well
   My heart was to thy rudder ty’d by th’ string,
   And thou should’st tow me after. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

   The seamen towed, and I shoved, till we arrived. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tow

   Tow refers to the act of pulling or dragging something, typically a vehicle, boat, or other heavy object, using a rope, chain or tow bar, often by another vehicle or vessel. This action is performed when the object in question is not able to move or function under its own power. Tow can also refer to the act of being pulled or the condition of being towed.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Townoun

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

2. Towverb

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

3. Towverb

   a rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope

4. Towverb

   the act of towing, or the state of being towed; --chiefly used in the phrase, to take in tow, that is to tow

5. Towverb

   that which is towed, or drawn by a towline, as a barge, raft, collection of boats, ect

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tow

   In the composites industry, a tow is an untwisted bundle of continuous filaments, and it refers to man-made fibres, particularly carbon fibres. Tows are designated by the number of fibers they contain. For example, a 12K tow contains about 12,000 fibres. In the textile industry, a tow is a coarse, broken fibre such as flax, hemp, or jute. Flax tows are often used as upholstery stuffing, and tows in general are frequently cut up to produce staple fibre.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tow

   tō, v.t. to pull a vessel through the water with a rope.—n. originally a rope for towing with: the coarse part of flax or hemp: the act of towing.—ns. Tow′age, act of towing: money for towing; Tow′-boat, a boat that is towed, or one used for towing other vessels.—n.pl. Tow′ing-bitts, upright timbers projecting above the deck for fastening tow-lines to.—ns. Tow′ing-net, a drag-net for collecting objects of natural history, &c.; Tow′ing-path, Tow′-path, a path, generally by the side of a canal or river, for horses towing barges; Tow′-ī′ron, a toggle-iron used in whaling; Tow′line, a line used in towing.—adj. Tow′y, like tow. [A.S. teóhan, teón. Cf. Tug.]

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. towadjective

   house maid

   for houces

   
   

   Submitted by rady90 on August 22, 2022  

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1. TOW

   What does TOW stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the TOW acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TOW

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Tow is ranked #15355 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Tow surname appeared 1,910 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Tow.
   
   78.6% or 1,503 total occurrences were White.
   13.7% or 262 total occurrences were Asian.
   3.6% or 70 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 41 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1% or 20 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.7% or 14 total occurrences were Black.

Matched Categories

1. • Pull Along

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Anagrams for tow »

1. wot

2. two

How to pronounce tow?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say tow in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tow in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tow in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of tow in a Sentence

1. Kelly Hannon:

   We know people have been stopped for extraordinary time periods leading up to these closure areas, but we are clearing trucks one by one to break through this blockage, and we will get to each driver and restore traffic flow, crews continue to work intensely to tow vehicles that are stuck and blocking the interstate near mile markers 136 in Stafford County, and then plow and treat the interstate to prevent follow-on crashes.

2. June Cvelbar:

   I don’t remember anything like this — especially everybody walking away. I mean that’s the amazing part of this. i saw two planes in the sky. I saw a larger green plane, which I thought was a tow plane, along with what I thought was a glider being towed by it. I heard a noise but didn’t realize that the two planes had collided.

3. Kelly Hannon:

   Crews continue to work intensely to tow vehicles that are stuck and blocking the interstate near mile markers 136 in Stafford County, and then plow and treat the interstate to prevent follow-on crashes, this is also occurring where traffic remains stopped on Interstate 95 northbound at mile marker 117 in Spotsylvania County.

4. Harold Feld:

   Granted everyone would like to see signs one way or the other, but I think that this is mostly the chairman putting up a Washington poker face, Chairman Wheeler has learned that on net neutrality he has to tow a very careful line and all of his statements are very carefully neutral.

5. Ford CEO Jim Farley:

   Simply put, this isn’t a gimmick. It’s a workhorse, not a showhorse destined for a shiny garage filled with four other luxury cars. It’s not for never-nevers -- never tow, never haul – it’s for serious truck owners.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tow
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tow
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tow
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tow
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tow
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=tow