| Front | tow |
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| Back | tow verb, noun BrE /təʊ/ NAmE /toʊ/ verb ~ sth (away) to pull a car or boat behind another vehicle, using a rope or chain Our car was towed away by the police. see also tow bar, tow rope noun [singular] an act of one vehicle pulling another vehicle using a rope or chain The car broke down and we had to get somebody to give us a tow. a tow truck in tow 1 (informal) if you have sb in tow, they are with you and following closely behind She turned up with her mother in tow. 2 if a ship is taken in tow, it is pulled by another ship |
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