What (who) is Tow - definition
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TOW (disambiguation); TOW
TOW
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TRANSPORTING AN ITEM OR ITEMS THAT ARE COUPLED TO A VEHICLE OR PACK ANIMAL(S) BY MEANS OF TENSION ELEMENTS
Towing Safety; Towing capacity; Predatory towing; Towing away cars; Tows; Towed; In tow; Tow; Towrope
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tow
TRANSPORTING AN ITEM OR ITEMS THAT ARE COUPLED TO A VEHICLE OR PACK ANIMAL(S) BY MEANS OF TENSION ELEMENTS
Towing Safety; Towing capacity; Predatory towing; Towing away cars; Tows; Towed; In tow; Tow; Towrope
(tows, towing, towed)
1.
If one vehicle tows another, it pulls it along behind it.
He had been using the vehicle to tow his work trailer...
They threatened to tow away my car...
The British navy boarded the vessel and towed it to New York.
VERB: V n, V n with adv, V n prep
2.
If you have someone in tow, they are following you closely because you are looking after them or you are leading them somewhere. (INFORMAL)
There she was on my doorstep with child in tow...
PHRASE: with n PHR, PHR after v
tow
TRANSPORTING AN ITEM OR ITEMS THAT ARE COUPLED TO A VEHICLE OR PACK ANIMAL(S) BY MEANS OF TENSION ELEMENTS
Towing Safety; Towing capacity; Predatory towing; Towing away cars; Tows; Towed; In tow; Tow; Towrope
I
n.
1) a ski tow
2) to take (a ship) in tow
II
v.
1) (D; tr.) to tow into (to tow a barge into a port)
2) (D; tr.) to tow out of (to tow a boat out of a harbor)
3) (D; tr.) to tow to (to tow a car to a garage)
Wikipedia
Tow (disambiguation)
To tow something is to pull it using a line or chain.
Tow or TOW may also refer to:
Pronunciation examples for Tow
1. Tow tanks.
Going the Last Seven Miles _ Don Walsh _ Talks at Google
2. with Megan in tow.
Eight in Three Weeks, and Other Early Stories _ David Pablo Cohn _ Talks at Google
3. This was a plankton tow.
Spineless - Portraits of Marine Invertebrates _ Susan Middleton _ Talks at Google
4. and a toddler in tow.
AAPI in the Public Eye _ Bill Imada & Kathy Ko Chin _ Talks at Google
5. the waves on Rob's boat. This was a tow surfing wave. They tow surfed
Ghost Wave _ Chris Dixon _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of Tow
1. GRESHAM, Ore. –– A tow truck driver upset over a recent ticket tried to tow a police cruiser, authorities said.
2. Tow surfers also diligently practice jet ski rescues –– a fact that has, to date, meant no tow–in surfing deaths.
3. There were so many voters, police threatened to tow cars.
4. Bob Menendez and former Cabinet secretary Henry Cisneros in tow.
5. A tow truck and police vehicles were alongside the canal, and divers appeared to try to hook a tow line from the truck to something in the water.