TOW


Meaning of TOW in English

~ 1

■ verb use a vehicle or boat to pull (another vehicle or boat) along.

■ noun an act of ~ing.

Phrases

in ~

1》 (also on ~ ) being ~ed.

2》 accompanying or following someone.

Derivatives

~able adjective

~age noun

Origin

OE togian 'draw, drag', of Gmc origin; related to tug .

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~ 2

■ noun

1》 the coarse and broken part of flax or hemp prepared for spinning.

2》 a bundle of untwisted natural or man-made fibres.

Derivatives

~y adjective

Origin

OE (recorded in ~cræft 'spinning'), of Gmc origin.

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