tow

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1 1.2.1 Verb 1.2.1.1 Translations 1.2.2 Noun 1.2.2.1 Translations 1.2.2.2 Derived terms 1.3 Etymology 2 1.3.1 Noun 1.3.1.1 Derived terms 1.3.1.2 Related terms 1.3.1.3 Translations 1.4 References 1.5 Anagrams

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[edit] Pronunciation

• tō, /təʊ/, /t@U/
• Homophones: toe
• Rhymes: -əʊ

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English toġian

[edit] Verb

to tow (third-person singular simple present tows, present participle towing, simple past and past participle towed)

1. (transitive) To pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul.

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tow (plural tows)

1. The act of towing and the condition of being towed.
2. Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
3. Something, such as a barge, that is towed.
4. A rope or cable used in towing.

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• in tow / on tow
• tow rope
• tow truck

[edit] Etymology 2

Origin uncertain; compare Old Norse tó (“‘uncleansed wool’”), Old English tow- (“‘spinning’”) (in compounds, e.g. towcræft, towhūs), perhaps cognate with Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌿𐌾𐌰𐌽 (taujan), “‘do, make’”)^[1].

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tow (plural tows)

1. An untwisted bundle of fibers such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.

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• tow haired
• towhead

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• taw

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• Notes:

1. ^ “tow” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of OTW
• owt
• two, Two
• wot
• WTO