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Tow means to drag behind, often with a rope or chain. (verb)

An example of tow is for a truck to pull a disabled vehicle to the repair shop.

A tow is something being dragged, or the broken fibers of hemp or flax before spinning into thread. (noun)

  1. An example of a tow is a boat being pulled along by a truck.
  2. An example of tow is a broken flax fiber.

Tow means related to a device for dragging. (adjective)

An example of tow used as an adjective is the phrase "tow truck," which means a truck for pulling disabled vehicles.

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