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tow

/toʊ/noun, verb1 syllable

Tow means: the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope.

Synonyms for tow3

noun, as in the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope

towage

also used for tow

hards, oakum

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What does tow mean?2

noun

1

the act of hauling something (as a vehicle) by means of a hitch or rope“the truck gave him a tow to the garage”

verb

1

drag behind“Horses used to tow barges along the canal”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tow?60

two syllables

agoalthoughbelowhello

three syllables

ceo
Show 40 near rhymes
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All 60 rhymes for tow, grouped by syllable

Tow in a sentence

  • She has to wait for a tow truck.Ussis
  • Dan was a tow truck driver who worked at a local garage.Amastan
  • How much money can you make as a tow truck driver?ddnktr
  • I attached the car to the tow truck.Asif
  • The tow truck took the car to the repair shop.DJ_Saidez
  • The tow truck took the car to the mechanic.DJ_Saidez
  • It took three days to tow our ship to shore.CK
  • The tow company delivered my wrecked car to the salvage yard yesterday.letsgolanguages

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Forms of tow

as a noun

plural
tows

as a verb

past tense
towed
present participle
towing
third-person singular
tows