to tow
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2.0
- verb
- /toʊ/
:
remolcar
- He used his truck to tow the broken-down car to a nearby garage.
- tow a boat
- tow a vessel
- tow a ship
So we just passed a sign that said not suitable for cars towing trailers.
- So we just passed a sign that said not suitable for cars towing trailers.
- Yes, and by the way, a police box could tow a planet.
- The next day my chief out of nowhere gets towed.
- My car will not start and I either need to be towed or it needs to be jump started, I think.
- Chevy Cruze while towing you can't tow and use FSD on a Tesla.
- You know, I, I got towed to you and there were certain things.
- My sophomore year we got our ass towed up.
- I think the truth is that our pain needs to be towed.
Examples
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Just let him run outta gas and tow him on back.
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The obelisk was encapsulated in an iron caisson and towed out to sea by the steamship Olga.
Academic text (2002) -
Tie up our line and we'll tow you in.
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Just six of these tiny robots can tow a car.
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Later, an attempt to tow the vessel ended with it sinking at sea.
Academic text (2009) -
Why can't we just tow it like it is?
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We had to be towed to shore.
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We are testing out towing a trailer with a Prius.
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Too big to be carried, Trieste had to be towed to its dive sites, Estabrook said.
Academic text (1993) -
The Sakhalin 1 Consortium's Orlan drilling platform was towed from Alaska to a site off Sakhalin Island.
Academic text (2002)
Synonyms
532
3.2
To move a vehicle or animal to the side to stop it
157
2.1
To carry something in a vehicle or over a long distance
4
3.0
To move something by dragging it with effort
3
3.9
To pull a ship to or from a dock using a small boat
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Compounds
A harmless pale snake with smooth, rubbery skin that lives in grass and woods
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Etymology
Tow comes from an old word meaning 'to pull', so imagine a rope dragging a boat or a broken car behind another vehicle. That's why to tow means to pull a vehicle or object behind something else.