tow
Pull a vehicle
To tow is to pull something behind a vehicle or vessel, typically using a rope, chain, or hitch: The truck towed the broken-down car to the shop.
A tow is the act of being pulled or the vehicle doing the pulling: We called for a tow.
To have someone in tow is to bring them along.
Separately, tow is coarse fiber from flax or hemp, or the pale yellowish color of that fiber: tow-headed describes someone with very light blond hair.
Heavy freight vehicle
Heavy-duty woven line
Force toward oneself
- dragResistance through fluid
- haulPull or carry laboriously
- heaveForceful lift or throw
- yankQuick, forceful pull
draw · lurch · tension · strain · traction · hoist · winching
truck
Heavy freight vehicle
trailer · hitch · caravan · camper · RV · horsebox · semi-trailer
cable
Heavy-duty woven line
pull
Force toward oneself
yank · draw · lurch · tension · strain · traction · hoist · winching
breakdown
Failure or decomposition
recovery · service · mechanic · dispatch · accident · motorist · jumpstart · disabled · pullover · shoulder
tugboat
Small craft that pulls ships
ship · vessel · canal · pilot · maritime · dock · mooring · channel · navigation · buoy
- paper towelDisposable absorbent cleaning sheet
- tow truckVehicle that pulls others
- bath towelAbsorbent fabric for drying
- throw in the towelConcede defeat voluntarily
- beach towelFabric for seaside drying
- hand towelSmall cloth for wet hands
tower, towel, toward, towards, towering, towing, towed, towered, tows