tow
noun /təʊ/
/toʊ/ Definition
give sb/sth a tow › to pull someone's vehicle using a rope or chain tied to your vehicle: When my car broke down, a police car gave me a tow to the nearest garage.Pulling on tow UK (US in tow, Australian English also under tow) › being pulled along: The car in front of us is on tow - that's why we're going so slowly. The damaged boat drifted for days before it was finally taken in tow.Pulling
(Definition of tow noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- drag noun (PULL)
- drag verb (PULL)
- draw sth up phrasal verb (MOVE)
- haul verb
- heave noun
- heave verb (MOVE)
- heave-ho exclamation
- heft verb
- hitch sth up phrasal verb (PULL STH UP)
- pluck at sth phrasal verb
- pluck verb (REMOVE)
- reel sth in/out phrasal verb
- retract verb
- suck verb (PULL IN)
- tow sth away phrasal verb
- tow verb
- tow-away noun
- traction noun (PULLING)
- tug noun (PULL)
- yank verb
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