Toe vs. Tow — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Toe and Tow
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Toe
Toes are the digits (fingers) of the foot of a tetrapod. Animal species such as cats that walk on their toes are described as being digitigrade.
Tow
To draw or pull behind by a chain or line
A tugboat towing a barge.
Toe
One of the digits of a vertebrate foot.
Tow
The act or an instance of towing
Can you give my car a tow?.
Toe
The forepart of a foot or hoof.
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Tow
Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
Toe
The terminal segment of an invertebrate's limb.
Tow
Something, such as a barge or car, that is towed.
Toe
The part of a sock, shoe, or boot that covers the digits of the foot.
Tow
A rope or cable used in towing.
Toe
The part of the head of a golf club farthest from the shaft.
Tow
Coarse broken flax or hemp fiber.
Toe
The part of a vertical shaft that turns in a bearing.
Tow
A continuous untwisted bundle of manufactured fibers.
Toe
The lowest part of an embankment or dam.
Tow
(transitive) To pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul.
Toe
(Geology)A protruding downslope end of an alluvial fan, glacier, or lava flow.
Tow
To aid someone behind by shielding them from wind resistance.
Toe
To touch, kick, or reach with the toe.
Tow
The act of towing and the condition of being towed.
It isn't the car's battery; I think I need a tow.
Toe
To drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club.
Tow
Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
Toe
To set or adjust at an oblique angle. Used with in or out.
Tow
Something, such as a barge, that is towed.
Toe
To drive (a nail or spike) at an oblique angle.
Tow
A rope or cable used in towing.
Toe
To fasten or secure with obliquely driven nails or spikes.
Tow
(motor racing) A speed increase given by driving in front of another car on a straight, which causes a slipstream for the car behind.
Toe
To stand, walk, move, or be formed with the toes pointed in a specified direction
He toes out.
Tow
An untwisted bundle of fibres such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.
Toe
Each of the five digits on the end of the foot.
Tow
(specifically) The short, coarse, less desirable fibres separated by hackling from the finer longer fibres (line).
Toe
An equivalent part in an animal.
Tow
The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle.
Toe
That part of a shoe or sock covering the toe.
Tow
A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope.
Toe
Something resembling a toe, especially at the bottom or extreme end of something.
Tow
The act of towing, or the state of being towed; - chiefly used in the phrase, to take in tow, that is to tow.
Toe
(dance) An advanced form of ballet primarily for the females, dancing ballet primarily using a Pointe shoe.
Tow
That which is towed, or drawn by a towline, as a barge, raft, collection of boats, ect.
Toe
(automotive) An alignment of the wheels of a road vehicle, either positive (toe in), meaning the wheels are closer together at the front than at the back, or negative (toe out), the other way round.
Tow
To draw or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind, by means of a rope.
Toe
(engineering) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
Tow
The act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope;
The truck gave him a tow to the garage
Toe
(engineering) A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends, of a piece, such as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is moved.
Tow
Drag behind;
Horses used to tow barges along the canal
Toe
(engineering) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece, acting as a cam to lift another piece.
Toe
(carpentry) The long side of an angled cut.
Toe
The upper end of the bit (cutting edge) of an axehead; as opposed to the heel (lower end).
Toe
(slang) cameltoe
Toe
To furnish (a stocking, etc.) with a toe.
Toe
To touch, tap or kick with the toes.
Toe
(transitive) To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to.
To toe the mark
Toe
(construction) To fasten (a piece) by driving a fastener at a near-45-degree angle through the side (of the piece) into the piece to which it is to be fastened.
The framers toed the irregular pieces into the sill.
Toe
(golf) To mishit a golf ball with the toe of the club.
Toe
One of the terminal members, or digits, of the foot of a man or an animal.
Toe
The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal.
Toe
Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate.
Toe
The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.
Toe
To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to toe the mark.
Toe
To hold or carry the toes (in a certain way).
Toe
One of the digits of the foot
Toe
The part of footwear that provides a covering for the toes
Toe
Forepart of a hoof
Toe
(golf) the part of a clubhead farthest from the shaft
Toe
Walk so that the toes assume an indicated position or direction;
She toes inwards
Toe
Drive obliquely;
Toe a nail
Toe
Hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
Toe
Drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
Toe
Touch with the toe
Toe
Having a toe or toes of a specified kind; often used in combination;
Long-toed
Five-toed
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