Meaning & use
tow
To pull a vehicle or vessel using a rope, chain, or another vehicle.
See it in a sentence
A truck arrived to tow the stalled car off the highway shoulder.
The sailboat lost its engine, so a nearby boat offered it a tow back to the harbor.
A note on using this word
The phrase in tow means someone or something is being brought along, as in she arrived with her kids in tow.
Words with a similar meaning
pullhaul
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