tow

IPA: tˈoʊ

The act of towing and the condition of being towed.
Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
Something, such as a barge, that is towed.
A rope or cable used in towing.
(motor racing) A speed increase given by driving in front of another car on a straight, which causes a slipstream for the car behind.
An untwisted bundle of fibres such as cellulose acetate, flax, hemp or jute.
(specifically) The short, coarse, less desirable fibres separated by hackling from the finer longer fibres (line).
A surname.
(military) Initialism of tube-launched, optically tracked, wire-guided: a kind of antitank missile.

(transitive) To pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul.
(running, cycling, motor racing, etc.) To aid someone behind by shielding them from wind resistance.

Examples of "tow" in Sentences

Any piece of water with my dog in tow is my new favorite.
If these trips are so God-awful, why are the spouses in tow?
Cycling to work with a limo in tow is up there with hug-a-hoodie.
At 03: 00 the lifeboat was in tow but choppy conditions meant she was yawing dangerously.
Or witnessing the continuous struggle of the young mom to visit him, baby in tow, at the facility two hours away.
Bunch of marines, with Sigourney Weaver, in tow, is harassed by a corporate big wig, this time played by Giovanni Ribisi, instead of Paul Riser.
The plot, about police investigator Stewart trying to nab a criminal while being unlawfully pursued with daffy poetess Colbert in tow, is too lightweight — and the characters spend too much time pointlessly arguing — for me to care.
I very rarely venture to the butcher, as even the supermarket with Tiefling in tow is too much to contemplate most days, so while kid-free today I not only got to go to the butcher, I got to peruse the dead cow selections before making my choice.