tow
About 2.09 uses per million words.
Meaning
- symbol ISO 639-3 language code for Jemez.
- verb To pull something behind one, such as by using a line, chain, or tongue.
- verb To aid someone behind by shielding them from wind resistance.
- noun The act of towing and the condition of being towed.
It isn't the car's battery; I think I need a tow.
- noun Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
- noun Something, such as a barge, that is towed.
- noun A rope or cable used in towing.
- 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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