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Toe vs. Tow — What's the Difference?

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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