tow
verb
[ təʊ ]
• (of a motor vehicle or boat) pull (another vehicle or boat) along with a rope, chain, or tow bar.
• "a pickup van towing a trailer"
Similar:
pull,
draw,
drag,
haul,
tug,
trail,
lug,
heave,
trawl,
hoist,
transport,
yank,
tow
noun
• an act of towing a vehicle or boat.
• "the cruiser got a tow from a warship after its engine failed"
Origin:
Old English togian ‘draw, drag’, of Germanic origin; related to tug. The noun dates from the early 17th century.
tow
noun
• the coarse and broken part of flax or hemp prepared for spinning.
Origin:
Old English (recorded in towcræft ‘spinning’), of Germanic origin.
TOW
abbreviation
• tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided (missile).
in tow
• being towed by another vehicle or boat.
• "his boat was taken in tow by a trawler"
• accompanying or following someone.
• "trying to shop with three children in tow is no joke"
Similar:
accompanying,
following,
in attendance,
in convoy,
by one's side,
in one's charge,
under one's protection,
