EGAVE

tow

About 2.09 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. symbol ISO 639-3 language code for Jemez.
  2. verb To pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue.
  3. verb To aid someone behind by shielding them from wind resistance.
  4. noun The act of towing and the condition of being towed.
    It isn't the car's battery; I think I need a tow.
  5. noun Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
  6. noun Something, such as a barge, that is towed.
  7. noun A rope or cable used in towing.
  8. noun A speed increase given by driving in front of another car on a straight, which causes a slipstream for the car behind.

Similar words

towage towline wrecker haulage tugboat barge boat haul tug trailer

Often followed by

the truck and of to a it by rope

Word family

towed towing tows

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