tow

//toʊ//
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Verb

towInfinitive
towPresent tense
towedPast tense
towedPast participle
towingPresent participle
towsThird-person singular
1

To pull or drag a vehicle, boat, or other object behind another vehicle using a rope, chain, or tow bar.

The truck towed the broken-down car to the repair shop.

2

To pull or guide someone or something along, often by the hand or arm.

She towed her little brother to the candy store.

Antonym

Noun

towSingular
towsPlural
1

The act of towing or the state of being towed.

The car needed a tow after breaking down on the highway.

2

A rope, chain, or line used for towing.

The sailor threw the tow to the smaller boat.

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