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verb (used with object)
1.
to pull or haul (a car, barge, trailer, etc.) by a rope, chain, or other device: The car was towed to the service station.
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noun
2.
an act or instance of towing.
3.
something being towed.
4.
something, as a boat or truck, that tows.
5.
a rope, chain, metal bar, or other device for towing: The trailer is secured to the car by a metal tow.
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In tow
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in tow,
a.
in the state of being towed.
b.
under one's guidance; in one's charge.
c.
as a follower, admirer, or companion: a professor who always had a graduate student in tow.
8.
under tow, in the condition of being towed; in tow.
Origin:
before 1000; Middle English towen (v.), Old English togian to pull by force, drag; cognate with Middle High German zogen to draw, tug, drag. See tug
before 1000; Middle English towen (v.), Old English togian to pull by force, drag; cognate with Middle High German zogen to draw, tug, drag. See tug
Related forms
tow·a·ble, adjective
tow·a·bil·i·ty, noun
Synonyms
1. trail, draw, tug.
1. trail, draw, tug.
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Word Origin & History
tow
"coarse, broken fibers of flax, hemp, etc.," late 14c., probably from O.E. tow- "spinning" (in towlic "fit for spinning"), perhaps cognate with Gothic taujan "to do, make," M.Du. touwen "to knit, weave." Tow-head, in ref. to tousled blond hair, is recorded from 1830.
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Idioms & Phrases
in tow
In one's charge or close guidance; along with one. For example, The older girl took the new student in tow, or Peter always had his family in tow. This expression alludes to the literal meaning of being pulled along. [Early 1700s]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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