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tow ¹  (t)

tr.v. towed, tow·ing, tows

To draw or pull behind by a chain or line: a tugboat towing a barge. See Synonyms at pull.

n.

1.

a. The act or an instance of towing.

b. The condition of being towed: a car with a trailer in tow.

2. Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.

3. Something, such as a barge or car, that is towed.

4. A rope or cable used in towing.

Idiom:

in tow

1. Under close guidance; in one's charge: The new student was taken in tow by a peer counselor.

2. As a companion or follower: came to dinner with a friend in tow.

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[Middle English towen, from Old English togian; see deuk- in Indo-European roots.]

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towa·ble adj.

tower n.

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tow ¹

Verb

to pull or drag (a vehicle), esp. by means of a rope or cable

Noun

1. the act or an instance of towing

2. in tow Informal in one's company or one's charge or under one's influence: she had an older man in tow

3. on tow (of a vehicle) being towed [Old English togian]

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tow ²

Noun

fibres of hemp, flax, jute, etc., prepared for spinning [Old English tōw]

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Tow a string of barges being towed, 1805.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tow - the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope; "the truck gave him a tow to the garage" towage haul, haulage, draw - the act of drawing or hauling something; "the haul up the hill went very slowly"
Verb	1.	tow - drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal" pull along, schlep, shlep - pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance; "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk" tug - tow (a vessel) with a tug; "The tugboat tugged the freighter into the harbor"

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tow

verb drag, draw, pull, trail, haul, tug, yank, hale, trawl, lug

Translations

tow [təu] n to give sb a tow (AUT) → remolcar a algn vt → remolcar;

"on or (US) in tow" (AUT) → "a remolque"

tow [təu] n to give sb a tow (Aut) → remorquer qn vt → remorquer [+ caravan, trailer]; tracter;

"on tow" (US);

"in tow" (Aut) → "véhicule en remorque"

tow away vt (subj) [police] → emmener à la fourrière: [breakdown service] → remorquer

tow [təu] vt [+ vehicle] → abschleppen [+ caravan, trailer]; ziehen

n to give sb a tow (Aut) → jdn abschleppen;

"on tow", "in tow" (US) → "Fahrzeug wird abgeschleppt"

tow away tow vt [+ vehicle] → abschleppen

tow [təu] vt → rimorchiare

n → rimorchio;

"on tow" (US);

"in tow " (AUT) → "veicolo rimorchiato";

to give sb a tow → rimorchiare qn

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tow

v tow [təu]

to pull (a ship, barge, car, trailer etc) by a rope, chain or cable The tugboat towed the ship out of the harbour; The car broke down and had to be towed to the garage.insleepيَقْطُر، يَجُرтегляvlécislæbe; trække(ab-)schleppenρυμουλκώremolcarpukseerimaکشیدن؛ بکسل کردنhinataremorquerלִגרוֹרरस्सी से खींचvući, teglitivontatmenarikdragarimorchiare, trainare綱で引く밧줄로 끌다vilktiņemt tauvā; vilktmenundaslepenslepe, taue, buksereholowaćrebocara remorcaбуксироватьvliecť, ťahaťvleči z vrvjošlepovatibogseraพ่วงçekmek牽引，拖，拉тягти на линві; буксируватиرسي وغيرہ سے کھينچناkéo đi牵引，拖，拉

n

(an) act of towing or process of being towed Give us a tow!inslepingقَطْر، جَرтегленеvlektrækdas Schleppenρυμούλκησηremolquepukseerimineیدک کشی؛ بکسلhinausremorquageגְרִירָהखिंचावvuča, tegljenjevontatástarikantog, drátturrimorchio綱で引くこと밧줄로 끌기vilkimasvilkšana (tauvā); buksēšanatundahet slepenslep, tauing, bukseringholowanierebocadaremorcareбуксировкаvlekvlekašlepovanjebogseringการลากçekme牽引，拉буксируванняکھينچنے کا عملsự kéo đi牵引，拉

nouns ˈtowline/ˈtow-rope

a rope etc used in towing. sleeptouحَبْل القَطْر أو الجَرвъже за буксирvlečné lanoslæbetovdas Abschleppseilσκοινί ρυμούλκησηςcabo/cable de remolquepukseerimisköisسیم بکسلhinausköysicâble de remorquageחֶבֶל גְרִירָהगून, बांध रस्‍सीvučno uževontatókötéltali penarikdráttartaug(cavo/gomena di rimorchio)引き綱(배·차를 끄는) 밧줄buksyrasbuksēšanas tauvatali tundasleeptouwslepetaulina holowniczacabo de reboquecablu de remorcăбуксирный тросvlečné lanovlečna vrvuže za vučubogserlinaสายโยงçekme halatı拖纜буксир, буксирний тросکھينچنے کے ليے استعمال ہونے والي رسيdây kéo拖缆