tow

tr.v., towed, tow·ing, tows.

To draw or pull behind by a chain or line: a tugboat towing a barge. See synonyms at pull.

n.

1. 1. The act or an instance of towing.
   2. The condition of being towed: a car with a trailer in tow.
2. Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
3. Something, such as a barge or car, that is towed.
4. A rope or cable used in towing.

idiom:

in tow

1. Under close guidance; in one's charge: The new student was taken in tow by a peer counselor.
2. As a companion or follower: came to dinner with a friend in tow.

[Middle English towen, from Old English togian.]

towable tow'a·ble adj.
tower tow'er n.
tow² (tō)
n.

Coarse broken flax or hemp fiber prepared for spinning. See Regional Note at gunnysack.

[Middle English, possibly from Old English tow-, spinning (in tow-cræft, spinning craft, spinning).]

verb

To exert force so as to move (something) toward the source of the force: drag, draw, haul, pull, tug. See push/pull.

v

Definition: pull along
Antonyms: push

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IN BRIEF: Drag behind. Haul.

Yesterday I parked my car in a tow-away zone. When I came back the entire area was missing. — Steven Wright

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - trække
n. - bjærge, bugsere

idioms:

• in tow    tage på slæb
• on tow    bugsere
• tow rope    bjærgningsreb
• tow truck    bjergningskøretøj
• towing path    trækvej

2.
n. - blår

Nederlands (Dutch)
(weg)slepen

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - remorquer, tracter
n. - remorquage

idioms:

• in tow    en remorque
• on tow    (prendre/être) en remorque
• tow rope    câble de remorquage
• tow truck    dépanneuse
• towing path    chemin de halage

2.
n. - (Tex) filasse

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - mitschleppen, ziehen
n. - Schleppen

idioms:

• in tow    im Schlepptau, unter jmds. Fittichen, im Schlepp(tau) haben
• on tow    im Schlepp(tau) haben
• tow rope    Abschleppseil
• tow truck    Abschleppwagen
• towing path    Treidelpfad

2.
n. - Werg

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ρυμουλκώ, σέρνω (πίσω μου)
n. - στουπί, ρυμούλκηση, ρυμουλκούμενο

idioms:

• in tow    ρυμουλκούμενος, να σέρνω πίσω μου
• on tow    ρυμουλκούμενος, να σέρνω πίσω μου
• tow rope    σχοινί ρυμούλκησης
• tow truck    γερανός αυτοκινήτων
• towing path    δρόμος/μονοπάτι αλόγων/κανάλι που ρυμουλκούν λέμβο (σε ποτάμι)

Italiano (Italian)
rimorchiare

idioms:

• have in/on tow    prendere a rimorchio
• in tow    a rimorchio
• tow rope    cavo di rimorchio
• tow truck    carro attrezzi
• towing path    alzaia

Português (Portuguese)
v. - rebocar
n. - reboque (m), guincho (m)

idioms:

• have in/on tow    em reboque
• in tow    levar a reboque
• tow rope    corda de reboque
• tow truck    reboque
• towing path    caminho paralelo ao rio

Русский (Russian)
взять на буксир

idioms:

• have in/on tow    идти на буксире
• in tow    буксируемый, на попечении
• tow rope    буксирный трос
• tow truck    тягач, буксир (машина)
• towing path    буксирная дорожка

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - arrastrar, remolcar
n. - remolque

idioms:

• in tow    a remolque, acoplado
• on tow    llevar a cuestas, ser remolcado, ser llevado a remolque
• tow rope    sirga, cuerda o cable de remolque
• tow truck    grúa remolque
• towing path    camino de sirga

2.
n. - estopa, hilo de estopa

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bogsera, bärga
n. - bogsering

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 拖, 牵引, 曳, 拉, 被拖的船, 拖轮

idioms:

• in tow    拖着, 在一起
• on tow    车辆等被拖带着
• tow rope    拖曳缆, 船缆
• tow truck    拖车
• towing path    沿河岸拖船时所行的牵道, 拖船路

2. 麻纤, 短麻屑

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. tr. - 拖, 牽引, 曳
n. - 拖, 拉, 被拖的船, 牽引, 拖輪

idioms:

• in tow    拖著, 在一起
• on tow    車輛等被拖帶著
• tow rope    拖曳纜, 船纜
• tow truck    拖車
• towing path    沿河岸拖船時所行的牽道, 拖船路

2.
n. - 麻纖, 短麻屑

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 밧줄로 끌어 당기다, 견인하다, 끌고 가다
n. - 끌려감, 예선, 끄는 밧줄

idioms:

• in tow    끌려서

2.
n. - 삼 부스러기, 거친 삼

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 引く, 牽引する
n. - 引くこと, 牽引, 麻くず

idioms:

• have in/on tow    指導する
• in tow    引かれて, 後に従って
• tow rope    牽引ロープ
• tow truck    レッカー車

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسحب, يجر, يقطر (الاسم) باخرة أو سيارة مقطورة أو مجرورة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גרר (באמצעות חבל, מוט גרירה וכו'), משך‬
n. - ‮גרירה, משיכה, סחיבה‬
n. - ‮נעורת פשתים‬

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paper tow	tow mater
tow dolly	tow truck