"tow" meaning in English

See tow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: tow, tows
  1. η ρυμούλκηση, μια πράξη ενός οχήματος που τραβά ένα άλλο όχημα χρησιμοποιώντας σχοινί ή αλυσίδα
    Sense id: el-tow-en-noun-xp7r0oWk

Verb

Forms: tow, tows, tow, tows, towed, towed, towing
  1. ρυμουλκώ, σέρνω με σκοινί, τραβώ
    Sense id: el-tow-en-verb-EMT8pwux
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tow",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tows",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The tow took two hours.",
          "translation": "Η ρυμούλκηση πήρε δυο ώρες."
        },
        {
          "text": "tow hook/ring - γάντζος/κρίκος ρυμούλκησης"
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: towage και towing"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η ρυμούλκηση, μια πράξη ενός οχήματος που τραβά ένα άλλο όχημα χρησιμοποιώντας σχοινί ή αλυσίδα"
      ],
      "id": "el-tow-en-noun-xp7r0oWk"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tow"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tow",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tows",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'ask'",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tow",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tows",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "towed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "towed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "towing",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I am towing a ship.",
          "translation": "Ρυμουλκώ ένα πλοίο."
        },
        {
          "text": "The car was towed to the nearest garage.",
          "translation": "Το αυτοκίνητο ρυμουλκήθηκε στο πλησιέστερο γκαράζ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ρυμουλκώ, σέρνω με σκοινί, τραβώ"
      ],
      "id": "el-tow-en-verb-EMT8pwux"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tow"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tow",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tows",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The tow took two hours.",
          "translation": "Η ρυμούλκηση πήρε δυο ώρες."
        },
        {
          "text": "tow hook/ring - γάντζος/κρίκος ρυμούλκησης"
        },
        {
          "text": "≈ συνώνυμα: towage και towing"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "η ρυμούλκηση, μια πράξη ενός οχήματος που τραβά ένα άλλο όχημα χρησιμοποιώντας σχοινί ή αλυσίδα"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tow"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "en-noun-s",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tow",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tows",
      "raw_tags": [
        "πληθυντικός"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "en-verb-'ask'",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tow",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεστώτας"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tows",
      "raw_tags": [
        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "towed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "towed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "towing",
      "raw_tags": [
        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I am towing a ship.",
          "translation": "Ρυμουλκώ ένα πλοίο."
        },
        {
          "text": "The car was towed to the nearest garage.",
          "translation": "Το αυτοκίνητο ρυμουλκήθηκε στο πλησιέστερο γκαράζ."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "ρυμουλκώ, σέρνω με σκοινί, τραβώ"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "tow"
}

Download raw JSONL data for tow meaning in English (1.6kB)

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