,| 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,
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| 8. | under tow, in the condition of being towed; in tow. |

,| 1. | the fiber of flax, hemp, or jute prepared for spinning by scutching. |
| 2. | the shorter, less desirable flax fibers separated from line fibers in hackling. |
| 3. | synthetic filaments prior to spinning. |
| 4. | made of tow. |

tow 1 (tō) 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.
[Middle English towen, from Old English togian; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.] tow'a·ble adj., tow'er n. |
tow 2 (tō) n. Coarse broken flax or hemp fiber prepared for spinning. See Regional Note at gunnysack. [Middle English, possibly from Old English tow-, spinning (in tow-cræft, spinning craft, spinning).] |
Tow
(Judg. 16:9). See FLAX.