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Added 9 October 2026

tow

/təʊ/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about tow at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

Origin

From Middle English towen, from Old English togian (“to tow”), from Proto-West Germanic *togōn, from Proto-Germanic *tugōną (“to draw, pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to draw, pull; to lead”).

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