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How to pronounce tow in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms towage
Type of draw, haul, haulage


the truck gave him a tow to the garage.
Type Words
Type of pull along, schlep, shlep
Has types tug
Derivation towage, tower


Horses used to tow barges along the canal.

Examples of tow

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The ball isn't in his hands as much, obviously, with two other All-Stars in tow.
From the chron.com
When the tow truck arrived, I handed her my number in case she needed a witness.
From the us.cnn.com
With the V-6, the four-wheel-drive Overland can be equipped to tow 5,000 pounds.
From the washingtonpost.com
So work it our for yourselves as tow hat happens to CARBON in the air we breath.
From the dailymercury.com.au
The entourage was in tow, swiftly setting up music and food areas in his suites.
From the independent.co.uk
The H3T has a towing capacity of 5,900 while the H3T Alpha is able to tow 6,000.
From the washingtontimes.com
Those safety measures include a tow boat for barges carrying flammable material.
From the fresnobee.com
Security staff outside the station patrolled, threatening to tow abandoned cars.
From the tennessean.com
The Alpha is rated to tow 6,000 pounds, while the I-5 version is rated at 4,800.
From the jsonline.com
More examples
  • Drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal"
  • The act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope; "the truck gave him a tow to the garage"
  • In the composites industry, a tow is an untwisted bundle of continuous filaments, and it refers to man-made fibres, particularly carbon fibres (also called graphite).
  • This is a list of characters from the 2006 Pixar film Cars.
  • Towing is the process of pulling or drawing behind a chain, line, bar or some other form of couplings. Towing is most visibly performed by road vehicles, but anything from waterborne vessels to tractors to people can tow cargo. ...
  • (TOWS) SWOT analysis is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in a business venture. ...
  • 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; To pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul
  • (Towed (Jokes)) What happens to illegally parked frogs? They get toad away.
  • (Towing) You or your authorised named driver must not use the vehicle for towing unless we have given you written permission.