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verb (used with object)

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

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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Tow is one of our favorite verbs.

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to bark; yelp.

to introduce subtleties into or argue subtly about.

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Idioms

in tow,

in the state of being towed.

under one's guidance; in one's charge.

as a follower, admirer, or companion: a professor who always had a graduate student in tow.

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

Related forms

tow·a·ble, adjective

tow·a·bil·i·ty, noun

Synonyms
1. trail, draw, tug.

Example Sentences

Tips to help drivers avoid falling victim to tow truck scams this winter.

It's not something you can toe or, for that matter, tow.

Authorities think the girl who made the call is among them, but more than one child has a baby in tow.

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Tips to help drivers avoid falling victim to tow truck scams this winter.

It's not something you can toe or, for that matter, tow.

Authorities think the girl who made the call is among them, but more than one child has a baby in tow.

Along the way, she married, gave birth to two children and kept right on going with youngsters in tow.

My tow brothers are not that clever in math at their small age and now they are suffering to do a good job.

In fact, the ship seemed to tow bad luck in its wake.

The move will save fuel, cut emissions and reduce the time spent waiting for a tug to tow airplanes to and from the gate.

Allstate, the insurance company, offers tips to help drivers avoid falling victim to tow truck scams this winter.

As a result, the contortions required to latch onto the tow often end in disaster.

Since then, many of the mammals they tow ashore from a hunt end up having a foul medicinal odor.

In this way, subs can set up their own acoustic networks without the need to tow an antenna.

Typically, they traveled by luxury steamer and coach, with servants and trunks in tow.

The only way to know how much junk is out there is to tow a fine net through the water.

If you run into problems on the road this winter, you should be wary of tow trucks you didn't call that offer to help.

Even the army must be sick of him by now, with that young punk of his son in tow.

Two axes lie on the deck at the bow where they were dropped after the crew cut away a barge in tow.

Nor is it a conspiracy when people are told they'll be sacked if they don't tow the party line.

We're pretty sure the one in the picture is actually stuck in the sand, and those tire marks are from a tow truck.

But for the tow companies that serve them, the benefits are less obvious.

Normalisation of relations and economic co-operation is a given between tow nations on equal standing before international law.

If you are sufficiently experienced, you can also tow in your own craft.

If the ice cap goes on melting, oil companies will tow platforms way up north and start drilling.

It is also a relief to know that there will be no charge for the tow.

If they had any brains they would destroy the boats propellers and tow them to port using fishingwessels.

Here, a young couple on a motorcycle gets a tow from a truck driving in the pow wow parade.

In emergencies, you can bring up the nearest tow truck, hospital or pharmacy.

It seems to be the usual practice, and is probably necessary, in the case of a tow to have from one to six.

Inflation only reduces debt burdens if nominal wages rise in tow.

Persuade your guide to tow along an inflatable kayak to bump up the fun factor during the rapids.

When the evening's feature ended, a jeep was provided to tow the planes back to the airfield.

When he returned to his apartment from the tow yard, an e-mail was waiting for him from a temp agency with a job offer.

It is also increasingly hard to navigate the place in groups or with kids in tow.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

noun

the fiber of flax, hemp, or jute prepared for spinning by scutching.

the shorter, less desirable flax fibers separated from line fibers in hackling.

synthetic filaments prior to spinning.

adjective

made of tow.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English; Old English tōw- (in tōwlīc pertaining to thread, tōwhūs spinning house); akin to Old Norse tō wool

noun Scot.

a rope.

Origin:
1425–75; late Middle English (Scots); Old English toh- (in tohlīne towline); cognate with Old Norse tog towline. See tow¹

noun

a U.S. Army antitank missile, steered to its target by two thin wires connected to a computerized launcher, which is mounted on a vehicle or helicopter.

Origin:
t(ube-launched,) o(ptically-guided,) w(ire-tracked missile)

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World English Dictionary

tow¹ (təʊ)

—vb
1.	(tr) to pull or drag (a vehicle, boat, etc), esp by means of a rope or cable

—n
2.	the act or an instance of towing
3.	the state of being towed (esp in the phrases in tow, under tow, on tow)
4.	something towed
5.	something used for towing
6.	in tow in one's charge or under one's influence
7.	informal (in motor racing, etc) the act of taking advantage of the slipstream of another car (esp in the phrase get a tow)
8.	short for ski tow

[Old English togian; related to Old Frisian togia, Old Norse toga, Old High German zogōn]

'towable¹

—*adj*

tow² (təʊ)

—n
1.	the fibres of hemp, flax, jute, etc, in the scutched state
2.	synthetic fibres preparatory to spinning
3.	the coarser fibres discarded after combing

[Old English tōw; related to Old Saxon tou, Old Norse tō tuft of wool, Dutch touwen to spin]

'towy²

—*adj*

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Word Origin & History

tow

"pull with a rope," O.E. togian "to drag, pull," from P.Gmc. *tugojanan (cf. O.E. teon "to draw," O.Fris. togia "to pull about," O.N. toga, O.H.G. zogon, Ger. ziehen "to draw, pull, drag"), from PIE base *deuk- "to pull, draw" (cf. L. ducere "to lead;" see duke). The noun meaning

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"act or fact of being towed" is recorded from 1622. Towaway, in ref. to parking zones, is recorded from 1956.

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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