towing

We have found lemma(root) word of towing : tow.

Definitions


[təʊ], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of a motor vehicle or boat) pull (another vehicle or boat) along with a rope, chain, or tow bar
(e.g: a pickup van towing a trailer)


Phrases:
- in tow

Origin:
Old English togian ‘draw, drag’, of Germanic origin; related to tug. The noun dates from the early 17th century


[təʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- an act of towing a vehicle or boat
(e.g: the cruiser got a tow from a warship after its engine failed)


Phrases:
- in tow

Origin:
Old English togian ‘draw, drag’, of Germanic origin; related to tug. The noun dates from the early 17th century


[təʊ], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the coarse and broken part of flax or hemp prepared for spinning


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Origin:
Old English (recorded in towcræft ‘spinning’), of Germanic origin


[təʊ], (Abbreviation)

Definitions:
- tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided (missile)


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