Tow word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "tow" word

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

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\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 for tow

towage

The fun area, different aproach to word »tow«

Let's analyse "tow" as pure text. This string has Three letters in One syllable and One vowel. 33.3% of vowels is 5.3% less then average English word. Written in backwards: WOT. Average typing speed for these characters is 750 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: - --- .--

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: tow: 6 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: tow: 2 + 6 + 5 = 13, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
W (1)	23	King of Wands	Sensual, Warm, Strong, Loyal

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