TOW

Meaning of TOW in English

Pronunciation: ' t ō

Function: verb

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English togian; akin to Old English t ē on to draw, pull, Old High German ziohan to draw, pull, Latin ducere to draw, lead

Date: before 12th century

transitive verb : to draw or pull along behind : HAUL < tow a wagon>

intransitive verb : to move in tow <trailers that tow behind the family auto ― Bob Munger>

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TOW
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOW — (v. t.) The act of towing, or the state of being towed; --chiefly used in the phrase, to take in …
Английский словарь Webster
TOW — tow 1 — towable , adj. — towability , n. /toh/ , v.t. 1. to pull or haul (a car, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOW — I. ˈtō verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English togian; akin to Old English tēon to draw, pull, Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TOW — vt a rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope. 2. tow ·vt to draw or pull through …
Webster English vocab
TOW — [tow] vb [ME, fr. OE togian; akin to OE teon to draw, pull, OHG ziohan to draw, pull, L ducere …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TOW — / təʊ; NAmE toʊ/ verb , noun ■ verb [ vn ] to pull a car or boat behind another …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOW — I. tow 1 /təʊ $ toʊ/ BrE AmE verb [transitive] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: togian ] to pull …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TOW — n. 1 the coarse and broken part of flax or hemp prepared for spinning. 2 a loose bunch of rayon …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOW — v. & n. --v.tr. 1 (of a motor vehicle, horse, or person controlling it) pull (a boat, another motor vehicle, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TOW — n. 1 the coarse and broken part of flax or hemp prepared for spinning. 2 a loose bunch of rayon …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOW — v. & n. v.tr. 1 (of a motor vehicle, horse, or person controlling it) pull (a boat, another motor vehicle, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TOW — 1. v. & n. --v.tr. 1. (of a motor vehicle, horse, or person controlling it) pull (a boat, another motor …
Oxford English vocab
TOW — ( tows, towing, towed) 1. If one vehicle tows another, it pulls it along behind it. He had been using …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TOW — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADVERB away ▪ Dozens of motorists faced fines of £100 to recover parked cars …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TOW — [verb] [T] - (esp. of a vehicle) to pull (esp. another vehicle) along, using a rope or a chainYou shouldn't …
Cambridge English vocab
TOW — I. noun VERB + TOW ▪ give sb ▪ A truck driver gave me a ~ to the nearest garage. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TOW — I 1. сущ. 1) бечева; буксирный канат, трос; буксир 2) буксировка to take in tow ≈ брать на буксир; брать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOW — tow.ogg _I 1. təʋ n 1. бечева; буксирный канат или трос on tow - на буксире tow hook - буксирный …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TOW — 1) буксировка || буксировать 2) буксируемое судно 3) буксирный канат 4) плот, буксируемый судном 5) пакля; кудель; очёсы 6) жгут …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
TOW — 1) буксировка || буксировать 2) буксируемое судно 3) буксирный канат 4) плот, буксируемый судном 5) пакля; кудель; очёсы 6) жгут (волокна) • to tow off — отбуксировывать …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
TOW — 1) бечевой 2) буксир 3) буксирный 4) буксировать 5) буксирочный 6) буксовать 7) кудель 8) отбуксировать 9) очески 10) пакля • - rope tow - tow chain - tow hook - tow tractor
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
TOW — I tow сущ.1) бечева; буксирный канат, трос; буксир 2) буксировка to take in tow — брать на буксир; брать на …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
TOW — _I 1. təʋ n 1. бечева; буксирный канат или трос on tow - на буксире tow hook - буксирный крюк …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
TOW — I təu 1. сущ. 1) бечева; буксирный канат, трос; буксир 2) буксировка to take in tow — брать на буксир; …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TOW — I [«†Ќ] tow.wav 1. сущ. 1) бечева; буксирный канат, трос; буксир 2) буксировка to take in tow — брать на буксир; брать на попечение to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TOW — _I 1. _n. 1> бечева; буксир(-ный канат, трос) 2> буксировка 3> буксируемое судно 4> буксирный караван; to take in tow …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
TOW — I 1. n. 1. бечева; буксир(-ный канат, трос) 2. буксировка 3. буксируемое судно 4. буксирный караван; to take in tow …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
TOW — _I təu 1. _n. 1> бечева; буксир (-ный канат, трос) 2> буксировка 3> буксируемое судно 4> буксирный караван; to take …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
TOW — 1) буксир 2) буксировать 3) конопать [c gray](пенька) 4) буксируемое судно - in tow - is the tow rope fast? …
Англо-Русский морской словарь
TOW — I 1. сущ. 1) бечева; буксирный канат, трос; буксир 2) буксировка to take in tow ≈ брать на буксир; брать …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TOW — n. stuppe; v. remorcar (-ator)
English interlingue dictionary
TOW — ganoy
English-Visayan vocabulary
TOW — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English togian; akin to Old English tēon to draw, pull, Old High German …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TOW — ˈtō noun ( -s ) Etymology: t ube-launched o ptically tracked w ire-guided : an antitank missile that trails a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TOW — (v. t.) That which is towed, or drawn by a towline, as a barge, raft, collection of boats, ect.
Английский словарь Webster
TOW — (v. t.) A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope.
Английский словарь Webster
TOW — (v. t.) To draw or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind, by means of a rope.
Английский словарь Webster
TOW — (n.) The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle.
Английский словарь Webster
TOW — ( v. t. ) To draw or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind, by means of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOW — ( v. t. ) The act of towing, or the state of being towed; --chiefly used in the phrase, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOW — ( v. t. ) That which is towed, or drawn by a towline, as a barge, raft, collection of boats, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOW — ( v. t. ) A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOW — ( n. ) The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TOW — /toh/ , n. a U.S. Army antitank missile, steered to its target by two thin wires connected to a computerized …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TOW — v. pull, drag
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TOW — n. act of towing, act of dragging or pulling with a rope or chain
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
TOW — n. rope tow ski tow in tow tow sack tow truck towing path
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TOW — n. Function: noun Etymology: Middle English (Sc), probably from Old English toh- (in tohl ī ne towline); akin to Old …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TOW — n. Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tow- spinning; akin to Old Norse t ō tuft of wool …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TOW — n. Function: noun Date: 1600 1 : a rope or chain for towing 2 a : the act or an …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TOW — ~ 1 ■ verb use a vehicle or boat to pull (another vehicle or boat) along. ■ noun an act …
Concise Oxford English vocab
TOW — ■ abbreviation tube-launched, optically guided, wire-guided (missile).
Concise Oxford English vocab
TOW — tow BrE AmE təʊ § taʊ AmE toʊ (usually = toe) ▷ towed təʊd § taʊd AmE toʊd (usually = …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TOW — (~s, ~ing, ~ed) 1. If one vehicle ~s another, it pulls it along behind it. He had been using the …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TOW — See: IN TOW.
Slang English vocab
TOW — n. Function: verb Synonyms: PULL 2, drag, draw, haul, lug, tug Related Words: propel; push Idioms: take in tow
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
TOW — I . n. Refuse flax, hards. II . v. a. Draw ( as a vessel, through the water ), haul, …
Dictionary of English Synonyms
TOW — verb Synonyms: pull 2, drag, draw, haul, lug, tug Related Word: propel; push Idioms: take in tow
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOW — I. noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
TOW — See ↑ PULL 3
Longman Activator English vocab
TOW — n. 25B6; verb the car was towed back to the garage : PULL, haul, drag, draw, tug, lug. 25A0; in …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
TOW — I n. 1) a ski ~ 2) to take (a ship) in ~ II v. 1) ( D ; tr. …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
TOW — v. pull, drag, draw, haul, lug, trail, tug, trawl The boat was towing a long purse seine I arrived just …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary

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