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   Tow

   /tō/

   

   verb

   • 1. (of a motor vehicle or boat) pull (another vehicle or boat) along with a rope, chain, or tow bar: "a pickup van towing a trailer"
   • ▪ (of a person) pull (someone or something) along behind one: "she saw Frank towing Nicky along by the hand"

   noun

   • 1. an act of towing a vehicle or boat: "the cruiser got a tow from a warship after its engine failed"
   • ▪ a rope or line used to tow a vehicle or boat.

   Word Origin Old Englishtogian ‘draw, drag’, of Germanic origin; related to tug. The noun dates from the early 17th century.

   Derivatives

   • 1. towable adjective

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   What is tow verb?

   • Definition of tow verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary tow something (+ adv./prep.) to pull a car, boat, etc. behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain Our car was towed away by the police. A glider was being towed into the air. Want to learn more? tow somebody (+ adv./prep.) (of a person) to pull somebody along behind you

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   What does tow a car mean?

   • tow something (+ adv./prep.) to pull a car, boat, etc. behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain Our car was towed away by the police. A glider was being towed into the air. Want to learn more? tow somebody (+ adv./prep.) (of a person) to pull somebody along behind you Vicky was towing Rosa along by the hand.

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   What does towed mean?

   • to pull or haul (a car, barge, trailer, etc.) by a rope, chain, or other device: The car was towed to the service station. an act or instance of towing. something being towed. something, as a boat or truck, that tows. a rope, chain, metal bar, or other device for towing: The trailer is secured to the car by a metal tow. ski tow.

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   What is in tow?

   • in tow 1 being towed by another vehicle or boat : his boat was taken in tow by a trawler. 2 accompanying or following someone : trying to shop with three children in tow is no joke. 1 rise to or reach a great height : he seemed to tower over everyone else.

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   tow to pull a car, boat or light plane behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain: Our car was towed away by the police. tug to pull somebody/ something hard in a particular direction: She tried to escape but he tugged her back. Patterns. to pull/ drag/ draw/ haul/ tow/ tug somebody/ something along/ down/ towards something

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   3 days ago · 11 meanings: 1. to pull or drag (a vehicle, boat, etc), esp by means of a rope or cable 2. the act or an instance of towing 3..... Click for more definitions.

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   Tow definition: to pull or haul (a car, barge, trailer, etc.) by a rope, chain, or other device. See examples of TOW used in a sentence.

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   tow to pull a car, boat, or light plane behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain: Our car was towed away by the police. tug to pull someone or something hard in a particular direction: The boy tugged at his father's sleeve. Patterns. to pull/drag/draw/haul/tow somebody/something along/down/toward something

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