Definitions for: Tow


[n] the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope; "the truck gave him a tow to the garage"
[v] drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal"



Webster (1913) Definition: 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, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Towed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Towing.] [OE. towen, to?en; akin to OFries. toga to pull
about, OHG. zog[=o]n, Icel. toga, AS. tohline a towline, and
AS.te['o]n to draw, p. p. getogen. See Tug]
To draw or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind,
by means of a rope.


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.

Synonyms: towage

See Also: draw, haul, haulage, pull along, schlep, shlep, tug

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