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ALL meanings of tow

tow
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  • transitive verb tow car: pull behind 1
  • transitive verb tow pull behind 1
  • noun tow act of towing 1
  • noun tow flax 1
  • verb with object tow to pull or haul (a car, barge, trailer, etc.) by a rope, chain, or other device: The car was towed to the service station. 1
  • noun tow a U.S. Army antitank missile, steered to its target by two thin wires connected to a computerized launcher, which is mounted on a vehicle or helicopter. 1
  • idioms tow in tow, in the state of being towed. under one's guidance; in one's charge. as a follower, admirer, or companion: a professor who always had a graduate student in tow. 1
  • idioms tow under tow, in the condition of being towed; in tow. 1
  • adjective tow made of tow. 1
  • verb tow If one vehicle tows another, it pulls it along behind it. 0
  • verb tow Tow is also a noun. 0
  • verb tow to pull or drag (a vehicle, boat, etc), esp by means of a rope or cable 0
  • noun tow the act or an instance of towing 0
  • noun tow the state of being towed (esp in the phrases in tow, under tow, on tow) 0
  • noun tow something towed 0
  • noun tow something used for towing 0
  • noun tow (in motor racing, etc) the act of taking advantage of the slipstream of another car (esp in the phrase get a tow) 0
  • noun tow the fibres of hemp, flax, jute, etc, in the scutched state 0
  • noun tow synthetic fibres preparatory to spinning 0
  • noun tow the coarser fibres discarded after combing 0
  • verb transitive tow to pull by a rope or chain 0
  • verb transitive tow to pull or drag behind 0
  • noun tow a towing or being towed 0
  • abbreviation TOW towline 0
  • noun tow the coarse and broken fibers of hemp, flax, etc. before spinning 0
  • adjective tow of or resembling tow 0
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