towed

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of pulling or dragging an object behind a vehicle or boat.

  - "The car towed the broken-down truck to the garage."
  - "The boat towed water skiers behind it."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with towed
owed , vowed , oweded , oweded

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Homophones

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1. Towed (English) : Act of pulling or dragging an object behind a vehicle or boat.
   

2. Tow (English) : A rope or chain used for towing a vehicle or boat.
   

3. Tow (Scottish Gaelic) : To go, proceed.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of towed that leads to same result
tow , towed , towing , tows

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Forms

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tows, towing

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Etymology

origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Originally meant 'to pull' or 'to draw' in Old English.

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Trivia

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1. The world's longest towed object was a 1,300-ton barge that was towed 1,800 miles from the Gulf of Mexico to California.

2. The term 'towed array' is used in oceanography to describe a sensor system that is towed behind a research vessel to collect data.

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Related Concepts

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1. Towing service: A business that provides the service of towing vehicles.

2. Boat towing: The process of towing a boat behind a powerboat or personal watercraft.

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Culture

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In literature, 'towed' has been used metaphorically to describe the feeling of being pulled along in a situation or relationship against one's will.

How to Memorize "towed"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a car towing a broken-down truck or a boat pulling water skiers.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'towed' with the image of a rope or chain attached to a vehicle or boat.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic phrase such as 'Tow Behind' to remember the meaning of 'towed'.

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