"tow" meaning in English

See tow in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /təʊ/ [UK], /toʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tow.wav [UK] Forms: tow [canonical], tows [third-person, singular], towed [past], towed [past, participle], towing [present, participle]
enPR: tō [UK], tō [US] Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. to tow is to pull something
    Sense id: simple-tow-en-verb-gtjwnOdD
     
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          "text": "The truck hooked up to the car and began to tow it to the repair shop."
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    },
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      ]
    },
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      "enpr": "tō",
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      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/toʊ/",
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      ]
    },
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        "UK"
      ]
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  ],
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      ]
    },
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      ]
    },
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        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/toʊ/",
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    }
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