verb, noun
verb [VN] to pull a car or boat behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain:
Our car was towed away by the police.
seealsoTOWBAR, TOWROPE
noun [sing.] an act of one vehicle pulling another vehicle using a rope or chain:
The car broke down and we had to get somebody to give us a tow. * a tow truck
IDIOMS
in tow
1 (informal) if you have sb in tow, they are with you and following closely behind:
She turned up with her mother in tow.
2 if a ship is taken in tow, it is pulled by another ship
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
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