1. to pull or drag something behind using a rope, chain, or cable

1. the act of pulling or dragging something
2. short fibers of flax, hemp, or jute used for making rope or yarn
Usage: technical

Examples

• The truck will tow your broken car to the garage.
• We need to tow the boat back to shore.
• The tow truck arrived within twenty minutes.
• My car is being held in tow at the impound lot.
• The mechanic gave us a tow to the nearest gas station.
• She spun the tow into strong rope.
• The farmer separated the tow from the longer flax fibers.