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third-person singular simple present tows, present participle towing, simple past and past participle towed
(transitive) To pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul. quotations examples
In its current specification it cannot be driven and must be towed to its work location by a locomotive.
2022 September 7, “At the cutting edge of NR's track work”, in RAIL, number 965, page 40, photo caption
(running, cycling, motor racing, etc.) To aid someone behind by shielding them from wind resistance. examples
plural tows
The act of towing and the condition of being towed. examples
Something, such as a tugboat, that tows. examples
Something, such as a barge, that is towed. examples
A rope or cable used in towing. examples
(motor racing) A speed increase given by driving in front of another car on a straight, which causes a slipstream for the car behind. quotations examples
On Saturday, Vettel was very unhappy with Leclerc's failure to work out a way through the traffic and give him a tow for the second runs in qualifying, as had been agreed.
2019 September 8, Andrew Benson, BBC Sport
countable and uncountable, plural tows
An untwisted bundle of fibres such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute. quotations examples
And the strong shall be as towe, and the maker of it as a sparke, and they shall both burne together, and none shall quench them.
1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], Isaiah 1:31
(specifically) The short, coarse, less desirable fibres separated by hackling from the finer longer fibres (line). examples