towverb [ T ]
uk/təʊ/us/toʊ/to pull a car, boat, etc. along, fastened behind another vehicle or boat:
You shouldn't drive fast when your car is towing a caravan.
The road was closed while the vehicles that had been involved in the accident were towed away/off.
The damaged boat was towed to safety.
also tow sth away to take away a vehicle that has been parked illegally using an official truck, to a place from which the driver has to pay to pick it up:
You're not allowed to park here - your car will be towed away .
US This part of town is a tow zone (= one in which cars left illegally will be removed).
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Pulling
- draft
- drag
- draught
- draw sth up
- haul
- heave
- heave-ho
- heft
- hitch sth up
- pluck
- pluck at sth
- reel
- reel sth in/out
- retract
- suck
- tow-away
- traction
- tweak
- twitch
- wrench
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Taking things away from someone or somewhere
townoun
uk/təʊ/us/toʊ/give sb/sth a tow
to pull someone's vehicle using a rope or chain tied to your vehicle:
When my car broke down, a police car gave me a tow to the nearest garage.
on tow UK US in tow, Australian English also under tow
being pulled along:
The car in front of us is on tow - that's why we're going so slowly.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Pulling
- draft
- drag
- draught
- draw sth up
- haul
- heave
- heave-ho
- heft
- hitch sth up
- pluck
- pluck at sth
- reel
- reel sth in/out
- retract
- suck
- tow-away
- traction
- tweak
- twitch
- wrench
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Idiom(s)
in tow