tow in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
tow in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
tow in Kashmiri कॉशुर
tow in Telugu తెలుగు
tow in English
- tow⇄adj. made of tow.
- tow⇄adj. towable.
- tow⇄expr. in tow,
a. in one's company or charge.
Ex. Arizona Democrat Morris ""Mo"" Udall ... happened by with three constituents in tow (Harper's).
b. under one's care or influence.
Ex. The boy had his little brother in tow for the - tow⇄noun 1. the act of towing or condition of being pulled along by a rope or chain.
Ex. The launch had the sailboat in tow.
2. what is towed, such as a ship taken in tow or a string of boats or barges being towed.
Ex. Each tug had a tow o - tow⇄noun 1. the fiber of flax, hemp, or jute prepared for spinning by scutching.
2. the coarse, broken fibers, as of flax and hemp, that are separated in hackling.
Ex. This string is made of tow. - tow⇄tow (1), verb, noun.
- tow⇄tow (2), noun, adjective.
- tow⇄tow (3), noun.
(Scottish.) a rope; halter. - TOW⇄TOW, noun.
a United States antitank guided missile.
Ex. The TOW missile can be used offensively from jeeps or armed cars (Drew Middleton). - tow⇄v.i. to move by towing or being towed.
Ex. The ship towed out of port. We towed up as far as ... our boats would swim (Daniel Defoe). - tow⇄v.t. to pull, as by a rope or chain.
Ex. to tow a car from a ditch to a garage. The tug is towing three barges.
(SYN) haul, drag, tug, draw.