tow
To tow something is to drag or pull it, the way a truck will tow your car away if you park it illegally.
A boat can tow a smaller boat behind it, and a person can even tow another person: “I had to tow my little brother down the hall by his arm to get him to leave the party.” You can use tow as a noun as well: “My car won’t start. Can I get a tow to the gas station?” Sometimes the chain or rope that’s used to tow something is also called a tow.
Definitions of tow
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drag behind
“Horses used to
tow barges along the canal”-
types:
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tug
tow (a vessel) with a tug
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type of:
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pull along, schlep, shlep
pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
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tug
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the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope
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