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Tow vs Pulley - What's the difference?

tow | pulley |

In transitive terms the difference between tow and pulley

is that tow is to pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul while pulley is to raise or lift by means of a pulley.

tow

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) .

Verb

(en verb)
  • To pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul.

    • Noun

    (wikipedia tow) (en noun)
  • The act of towing and the condition of being towed.
    • It isn't the car's battery, I think I need a tow .
  • Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
  • Something, such as a barge, that is towed.
  • A rope or cable used in towing.
    • Derived terms
    * in tow / on tow * tow rope * tow truck * towy * under tow * undertow

    Etymology 2

    Origin uncertain; compare (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An untwisted bundle of fibers such as , flax, hemp or jute.
    • Derived terms
    * tow haired * towhead
    Related terms
    * (l)

    References

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    pulley

    English

    (wikipedia pulley)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One of the simple machines; a wheel with a grooved rim in which a pulled rope or chain will lift an object (more useful when two or more pulleys are used together such that a small force moving through a greater distance can exert a larger force through a smaller distance).

    • References

    See also

    * inclined plane * lever * polyspast * block and tackle * screw * wedge * wheel *

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To raise or lift by means of a pulley.
    • (Howell)