drag behind; " Horses used to tow barges along the canal"

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

The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from the finer part by the hatchel or swingle.

To draw or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind, by means of a rope.

A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope.

That which is towed, or drawn by a towline, as a barge, raft, collection of boats, ect.

The act of towing.

The act of towing, or the state of being towed; - chiefly used in the phrase, to take in tow, that is to tow.

The coarse part of flax or hemp; something dragged, as through water by a rope; act of dragging; state of being dragged.

To drag, as a vessel, through the water by means of a rope.

To tug or pull a vessel through the water with a rope.

Orig. a rope for towing with: the coarse part of flax or hemp.

The coarse part of flax or hemp.

To draw through the water by a rope.

A short coarse hemp or flax fiber.

That which is towed, as a vessel.

To drag, as a boat or ship, through the water by means of a rope.

The coarser part of flax or hemp separated by the hackle or swingle.

John Tow, finding himself no longer an object of attention, had discreetly vanished. – The Dop Doctor by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

Besides, he had gone in tow as long as he intended. – A Victorious Union SERIES: The Blue and the Gray--Afloat by Oliver Optic

It was about noon before we touched him again; but by that time two more harpoons were made fast, and two other boats cast tow- lines aboard of us, and were hauled along. – Fighting the Whales by R.M. Ballantyne

We need a tow car." – Ghost Beyond the Gate by Mildred A. Wirt

I wanted this young lady to let me drive her home and then send a garage man to tow her car, but she said she had other plans. – Tom Swift and his Undersea Search or, The Treasure on the Floor of the Atlantic by Victor Appleton

Sometimes we can portage the freight and lower the boats through the water by tow ropes. – The Enchanted Canyon by Honoré Willsie Morrow

" That will be a big tow for a steamer," Jimmie suggested. – Boy Scouts in a Submarine by G. Harvey Ralphson

No; came on a tow- line. – Boy Scouts in a Submarine by G. Harvey Ralphson

We can cover a good many miles a day, since walking can be no burden here, and we can easily tow our balloon along. – Daybreak: A Romance of an Old World by James Cowan

Then we'll get the wreck of your masts cleared away and take you in tow. – Hurricane Hurry by W.H.G. Kingston

She was one of those women who must have some man in tow, and it happened that I was the only one available for that week- end. – The Jervaise Comedy by J. D. Beresford

What a bundle of tow you are, to be sure; I might just as soon touch a match to a magazine." – 'Laramie;' or, The Queen of Bedlam. by Charles King

I can drop a spark or two in different directions, and the mob is tow. – The Light That Lures by Percy Brebner

They turned the leaves, and answered: " I can tow you." – "Where Angels Fear to Tread" and Other Stories of the Sea by Morgan Robertson

You hook on and I'll tow you to the mouth of the creek, then you cut loose. – The Flying Stingaree by Harold Leland Goodwin

The sails were soon set, and, with the new boat in tow, the Antelope weighed anchor, and took her departure. – Lost in the Fog by James De Mille