different between tow vs tfw

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English towen, from Old English togian, from Proto-Germanic *tug?n? (Middle High German zogen, German ziehen, Dutch tijgen, Old Norse toga), from Proto-Indo-European *dewk-.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: t?, IPA^(key): /t??/
• (US) enPR: t?, IPA^(key): /to?/
• Rhymes: -??
• Homophone: toe

Verb

tow (third-person singular simple present tows, present participle towing, simple past and past participle towed)

1. (transitive) To pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul.
2. (running, cycling, motor racing, etc.) To aid someone behind by shielding them from wind resistance.

Translations

Noun

tow (plural tows)

1. The act of towing and the condition of being towed.

   It isn't the car's battery; I think I need a tow.

2. Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
3. Something, such as a barge, that is towed.
4. A rope or cable used in towing.
5. (motor racing) A speed increase given by driving in front of another car on a straight, which causes a slipstream for the car behind.

Translations

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Middle English touw, from Old English tow- (“spinning”) (in compounds, e.g. towcræft, towh?s, towlic), from Proto-Germanic *taww?; compare Old Norse tó (“uncleansed wool”), Dutch touw (“rope”). Perhaps cognate with Old English tawian (“prepare for use”), Gothic ???????????????????????? (taujan, “do, make”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: t?, IPA^(key): /t??/, (rare) enPR: tou, IPA^(key): /ta?/
• (US) enPR: t?, IPA^(key): /to?/

Noun

tow (countable and uncountable, plural tows)

1. An untwisted bundle of fibers such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.

   • And the strong shall be as tow, and the maker of it as a spark, and they shall both burn together, and none shall quench them.

   1. (specifically) The short, coarse, less desirable fibers separated by hackling from the finer longer fibers (line).

Derived terms

• tow haired
• towhead

Related terms

• taw

Synonyms

• hards, oakum

Translations

References

Anagrams

• OTW, WTO, owt, two, wot

Middle English

Alternative forms

• towe, tow?, tow?e, tough, towhe, togh, tawe, toow

Etymology

From Old English tow-; for more see English tow.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t?u?/
• Rhymes: -?u?

Noun

tow

1. Unprepared flax, especially used as a firestarter.
2. The fibrous matter of flax or a similar plant; (tow).
3. Oakum, hards; the rough portion of flax separated during hackling.

Descendants

• English: tow
• Scots: towe

References

• “tou, n.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-27.

English

Phrase

tfw

1. (Internet slang) Initialism of that feel/feeling when....

Anagrams

• FTW, WTF, ftw, wtf