tow

Universal Words 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