Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - tow
Tow
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1. v. & n. --v.tr. 1 (of a motor vehicle, horse, or person controlling it) pull (a boat, another motor vehicle, a caravan, etc.) along by a rope, tow-bar, etc. 2 pull (a person or thing) along behind one. --n. the act or an instance of towing; the state of being towed. Phrases and idioms have in (or on) tow 1 be towing. 2 be accompanied by and often in charge of (a person). tow-bar a bar for towing esp. a trailer or caravan. tow- (or towing-) line (or rope) a line etc. used in towing. tow- (or towing-) net a net used for dragging through water to collect specimens. tow- (or towing-) path a path beside a river or canal used for towing a boat by horse. Derivatives towable adj. towage n. Etymology: OE togian f. Gmc, rel. to TUG 2. n. 1 the coarse and broken part of flax or hemp prepared for spinning. 2 a loose bunch of rayon etc. strands. Phrases and idioms tow-coloured (of hair) very light. tow-head tow-coloured or unkempt hair. tow-headed having very light or unkempt hair. Derivatives towy adj. Etymology: ME f. MLG touw f. OS tou, rel. to ON t{oacute} wool: cf. TOOL
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I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English togian; akin to Old English tēon to draw, pull, Old High German ziohan to draw, pull, Latin ducere to draw, lead Date: before 12th century transitive verb to draw or pull along behind ; haul , intransitive verb to move in ~ , II. noun Date: 1600 a rope or chain for ~ing, 2. the act or an instance of ~ing, the fact or state of being ~ed, 3. something ~ed (as a boat or car), a group of barges lashed together and usually pushed, 4. something (as a tugboat) that ~s, ski ~, III. noun see: taw Date: 14th century short or broken fiber (as of flax, hemp, or synthetic material) that is used especially for yarn, twine, or stuffing, 2. yarn or cloth made of ~, a loose essentially untwisted strand of synthetic fibers, IV. noun Etymology: Middle English (Scots), probably from Old English toh(in tohlīne ~line); akin to Old English togian to ~ Date: 14th century rope ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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