tow
verb (used with object)
to pull or haul (a car, barge, trailer, etc.) by a rope, chain, or other device.
tows
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present tense formof tow (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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“It hauls ass and tows like a beast. Metaphorically, it might as well have a Superman cape and a Captain America shield.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
The vehicle has been described as a semi-truck, consisting of a cab which tows a trailer.
From BBC ● Mar. 1, 2024
Six days a week, Mr. Sawan, 55, a father of five, tows batches of fruit that weigh 1,500 pounds to a nearby processing plant, often as planes buzz overhead, misting down pesticides.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2023
During her week aboard the vessel, Myers was able to track some 30 tows with a hydrophone that acts like an underwater recording microphone and was attached to a headrope of a net.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 24, 2023
Other days, in the hours after lessons, Werner tows his little sister through the mine complex in a wagon he has assembled from cast-off parts.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
