tow

tow ¹  (t)

tr.v. towed, tow·ing, tows

To draw or pull behind by a chain or line: a tugboat towing a barge. See Synonyms at pull.

n.

1.

a. The act or an instance of towing.

b. The condition of being towed: a car with a trailer in tow.

2. Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.

3. Something, such as a barge or car, that is towed.

4. A rope or cable used in towing.

Idiom:

in tow

1. Under close guidance; in one's charge: The new student was taken in tow by a peer counselor.

2. As a companion or follower: came to dinner with a friend in tow.

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[Middle English towen, from Old English togian; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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towa·ble adj.

tower n.

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tow ²  (t)

n.

Coarse broken flax or hemp fiber prepared for spinning. See Regional Note at gunnysack.

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[Middle English, possibly from Old English tow-, spinning (in tow-cræft, spinning craft, spinning).]

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tow¹

vb

(tr) to pull or drag (a vehicle, boat, etc.), esp by means of a rope or cable

n

1. the act or an instance of towing

2. the state of being towed (esp in the phrases in tow, under tow, on tow)

3. something towed

4. something used for towing

in tow in one's charge or under one's influence

6. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Motor Racing) Informal (in motor racing, etc.) the act of taking advantage of the slipstream of another car (esp in the phrase get a tow)

7. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Skiing) short for ski tow

[Old English togian; related to Old Frisian togia, Old Norse toga, Old High German zogōn]

towable  adj

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tow²

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the fibres of hemp, flax, jute, etc., in the scutched state

2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) synthetic fibres preparatory to spinning

3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) the coarser fibres discarded after combing

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

towy  adj

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Tow a string of barges being towed, 1805.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tow - the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope; "the truck gave him a tow to the garage" towage haul, haulage, draw - the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly"
Verb	1.	tow - drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal" pull along, schlep, shlep - pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance; "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk" tug - tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"

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tow

verb

drag, draw, pull, trail, haul, tug, yank, hale, trawl, lug He was using the vehicle to tow his trailer.

noun

drag, pull, haul, tug I can give you a tow if you want.

in tow accompanying, following, in attendance, by your side, in convoy, in your charge, under your protection There she was on my doorstep with child in tow.

Translations

tow¹ [təʊ]

A. N

1. (Aut) (= act) → remolque m; (= rope) → remolque m, cable m de remolque; (= thing towed) → vehículo m remolcado
to give sb a tow → dar remolque or remolcar a algn
on tow (Brit) in tow (US) → a remolque
to have a car in tow → llevar un coche de remolque
to take in tow → dar remolque a

2. (fig) he arrived with a friend in tow → llegó acompañado de un amigo; (unwillingly) → llegó con un amigo a rastras or a remolque

B. VT

1. [+ car, caravan, boat] → remolcar; [+ barge] (on canal) → sirgar

2. (fig) to tow sth about → llevar algo consigo

C. CPD tow bar N → barra f de remolque
tow car N (US) → grúa f, coche m de remolque
tow line N (Naut) (at sea) → maroma f de remolque; (on canal) → sirga f (Aut) → remolque m, cable m de remolque
tow truck N (esp US) → camión m grúa, grúa f, coche m de remolque

tow away VT + ADV → remolcar, quitar remolcando
to tow a car away → llevar un coche a la comisaría

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tow² [təʊ] N (Textiles) → estopa f

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tow [ˈtəʊ]

n

to give sb a tow → remorquer qn
"on tow" (British) "in tow" (US) → "véhicule en remorque"

to have sb in tow → traîner qn dans son sillage
There she was on my doorstep with child in tow
BUT Elle était là sur le pas de ma porte, avec un enfant à ses basques.

vt → remorquer
to be towed away → être mis(e) en fourrière

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tow:

towbar

n → Anhängerkupplung f

towboat

n → Schleppschiff nt, → Schlepper m

towcar

n (esp US) → Abschleppwagen m

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tow:

towpath

n → Treidelpfad m

towplane

n → Schleppflugzeug nt

towrope

n = towline

tow start

n (Aut) → Anschleppen nt; to give somebody a tow → jdn anschleppen

tow truck

n (US) → Abschleppwagen m

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tow¹

n → Werg nt, → Hede f

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tow²

n to take a car in tow → ein Auto abschleppen; to take a yacht in tow → eine Jacht schleppen or ins Schlepptau nehmen; to give somebody/a car a tow (in car) → jdn/ein Auto abschleppen; (to start) → jdn/ein Auto anschleppen; do you want a tow? → soll ich Sie abschleppen/anschleppen?; to give a yacht a tow → eine Jacht schleppen or ins Schlepptau nehmen; “on tow” → ˜ „Fahrzeug wird abgeschleppt“; in tow (fig) → im Schlepptau

vt boat, glider → schleppen; car also → abschleppen; (to start) → anschleppen; trailer, caravan → ziehen; he was towing a huge dog behind him → er zog or schleifte einen riesigen Hund hinter sich (dat) → her

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tow [təʊ]

1. n → rimorchio
to give sb a tow (Aut) → rimorchiare qn
to be on tow → essere a rimorchio
"on tow", (Am) "in tow" → "veicolo rimorchiato"
he arrived with a friend in tow (fig) (fam) → si è portato dietro un amico

2. vt (boat, car, caravan) → rimorchiare
to tow a car away → portar via una macchina con il carro attrezzi

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tow

v tow [təu]

to pull (a ship, barge, car, trailer etc) by a rope, chain or cable The tugboat towed the ship out of the harbour; The car broke down and had to be towed to the garage. insleep يَقْطُر، يَجُر тегля vléci slæbe; trække (ab-)schleppen ρυμουλκώ remolcar pukseerima کشیدن؛ بکسل کردن hinata remorquer לִגרוֹר रस्सी से खींच vući, tegliti vontat menarik draga rimorchiare, trainare 綱で引く 견인하다 vilkti ņemt tauvā; vilkt menunda slepen slepe, taue, buksere holować rebocar a remorca буксировать vliecť, ťahať vleči z vrvjo šlepovati bogsera พ่วง çekmek 牽引，拖，拉 тягти на линві; буксирувати رسي وغيرہ سے کھينچنا kéo đi 牵引，拖，拉

n

(an) act of towing or process of being towed Give us a tow! insleping قَطْر، جَر теглене vlek træk das Schleppen ρυμούλκηση remolque pukseerimine یدک کشی؛ بکسل hinaus remorquage גְרִירָה खिंचाव vuča, tegljenje vontatás tarikan tog, dráttur rimorchio 綱で引くこと 견인 vilkimas vilkšana (tauvā); buksēšana tunda het slepen slep, tauing, buksering holowanie rebocada remorcare буксировка vlek vleka šlepovanje bogsering การลาก çekme 牽引，拉 буксирування کھينچنے کا عمل sự kéo đi 牵引，拉

nouns towline/ˈtow-rope

a rope etc used in towing. sleeptou حَبْل القَطْر أو الجَر въже за буксир vlečné lano slæbetov das Abschleppseil σκοινί ρυμούλκησης cabo/cable de remolque pukseerimisköis سیم بکسل hinausköysi câble de remorquage חֶבֶל גְרִירָה गून, बांध रस्‍सी vučno uže vontatókötél tali penarik dráttartaug (cavo/gomena di rimorchio) 引き綱 견인 줄 buksyras buksēšanas tauva tali tunda sleeptouw slepetau lina holownicza cabo de reboque cablu de remorcă буксирный трос vlečné lano vlečna vrv uže za vuču bogserlina สายโยง çekme halatı 拖纜 буксир, буксирний трос کھينچنے کے ليے استعمال ہونے والي رسي dây kéo 拖缆