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Definitions for Tow

[1] to pull or haul (a car, barge, trailer, etc.) by a rope, chain, or other device: The car was towed to the service station.
[2] an act or instance of towing.
[3] something being towed.
[4] something, as a boat or truck, that tows.
[5] a rope, chain, metal bar, or other device for towing: The trailer is secured to the car by a metal tow.
[6] ski tow.
[7] in tow , in the state of being towed. under one's guidance; in one's charge. as a follower, admirer, or companion: a professor who always had a graduate student in tow.
[8] under tow , in the condition of being towed; in tow.
[9] the fiber of flax, hemp, or jute prepared for spinning by scutching.
[10] the shorter, less desirable flax fibers separated from line fibers in hackling.
[11] synthetic filaments prior to spinning.
[12] made of tow.
[13] a rope.
[14] a U.S. Army antitank missile, steered to its target by two thin wires connected to a computerized launcher, which is mounted on a vehicle or helicopter.
[15] (tr) to pull or drag (a vehicle, boat, etc), esp by means of a rope or cable
[16] the act or an instance of towing
[17] the state of being towed (esp in the phrases in tow, under tow, on tow )
[18] something towed
[19] something used for towing
[20] in tow in one's charge or under one's influence
[21] informal (in motor racing, etc) the act of taking advantage of the slipstream of another car (esp in the phrase get a tow )
[22] short for ski tow
[23] the fibres of hemp, flax, jute, etc, in the scutched state
[24] synthetic fibres preparatory to spinning
[25] the coarser fibres discarded after combing

Words related to Tow

ferry, haul, lug, drag, tug, draw, propel, trawl, trail, push, yank

Words nearby Tow

touzle, tovarisch, tovarishch, tovell tube, tovey, tow, tow bar, tow car, tow truck, tow-coloured, tow-haired

Origin of Tow

t(ube-launched,) o(ptically-guided,) w(ire-tracked missile)

Words that may be confused with Tow

toe, tow

Other words from Tow

tow·a·ble , adjective
tow·a·bil·i·ty , noun

Word origin for Tow

Old English tōw; related to Old Saxon tou, Old Norse tō tuft of wool, Dutch touwen to spin

Synonyms for Tow

drag, ferry, haul, lug, tug, draw, propel, push, trail, trawl, yank