tow

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/təʊ/

noun 8verb 2name 1phrase 1

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(noun.)

VERB + TOW

give sb

When my car broke down on the highway, a kind stranger gave me a tow to safety.

TOW + NOUN

bar, line, rope | plane, truck, vehicle | pilot

PREP

in ~

The tour guide arrived at the museum with a group of excited students in tow.

under ~

The broken-down car was under tow when the mechanic arrived at the accident scene.

Definitions

verb

To pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue.

Near-synonyms: draw, haul, pull, trail

In its current specification it cannot be driven and must be towed to its work location by a locomotive.

To aid someone behind by shielding them from wind resistance.

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.

A speed increase given by driving in front of another car on a straight, which causes a slipstream for the car behind.

On Saturday, Vettel was very unhappy with Leclerc's failure to work out a way through the traffic and give him a tow for the second runs in qualifying, as had been agreed.

noun

An untwisted bundle of fibres such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.

And the strong shall be as towe, and the maker of it as a sparke, and they shall both burne together, and none shall quench them.

The short, coarse, less desirable fibres separated by hackling from the finer longer fibres (line).

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Synonyms

noun — the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hi

towage

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Near-synonyms: draw, haul, pull, trail

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In its current specification it cannot be driven and must be towed to its work location by a locomotive.

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It isn't the car's battery; I think I need a tow.

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On Saturday, Vettel was very unhappy with Leclerc's failure to work out a way through the traffic and give him a tow for the second runs in qualifying, as had been agreed.

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And the strong shall be as towe, and the maker of it as a sparke, and they shall both burne together, and none shall quench them.

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The American-made TOW antitank missiles began arriving in the region in 2013, through a covert program run by the United States, Saudi Arabia and other allies to help certain C.I.A.-vetted insurgent g

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, tow is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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