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.

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