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Definition of Tow

Tow
Tow Tow, n. [OE. tow, AS. tow, akin to OD. touw, Icel. ? a tuft of wool for spinning; cf. E. taw, v.t.] The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle.
Tow
Tow Tow, n. [Cf. Icel. taug a rope, from the same root as E. tow, v. t.] 1. A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope. 2. The act of towing, or the state of being towed; --chiefly used in the phrase, to take in tow, that is to tow. 3. That which is towed, or drawn by a towline, as a barge, raft, collection of boats, ect.

Meaning of Tow from wikipedia

- Towing is coupling two or more objects together so that they may be pulled by a designated power source or sources. The towing source may be a motorized...
- Look up tow in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. To tow something is to pull it using a line or chain. Tow or TOW may also refer to: Tow, Iran, Razavi...
- A tow hitch (or tow bar or trailer hitch in North America) is a device attached to the ch****is of a vehicle for towing, or a towbar to an aircraft nose...
- The BGM-71 TOW ("Tube-launched, Optically tracked, Wire-guided", pronounced /ˈtoʊ/) is an American anti-tank missile. TOW replaced much smaller missiles...
- Tow is an upcoming American drama film written by Jonathan Keasey, Brant Boivin and Annie Weisman, directed by Stephanie Laing and starring Rose Byrne...
- Tow Mater is a fictional anthropomorphic tow truck and major character in the Disney/Pixar Cars franchise. His appearances include the feature films Cars...
- A tow truck (also called a wrecker, a breakdown truck, recovery vehicle or a breakdown lorry) is a truck used to move disabled, improperly parked, impounded...
- steam-powered toboggan tow, 950 feet (290 m) in length, was built in Truckee, California, in 1910. The first skier-specific tow in North America was apparently...
- industry, a tow (or hards) is a co****, broken fibre, removed during processing flax, hemp, or jute and separated from the shives. Flax tows are often used...
- Kicker In Tow is Hangedup's second album, released in the fall of 2002 on Montreal's Constellation Records label. It was released on CD and LP, catalogue...