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  • 21tow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun VERB + TOW ▪ give sb ▪ A truck driver gave me a tow to the nearest garage. TOW + NOUN ▪ bar, line (usually towline), rope …

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  • 22tow — tow1 [ tou ] verb transitive * to pull a vehicle or boat by attaching it to another vehicle or boat: The car broke down and had to be towed home. ,tow a way phrasal verb transitive to take a vehicle away from a place by towing it, especially… …

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  • 23tow — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English togian; akin to Old English tēon to draw, pull, Old High German ziohan to draw, pull, Latin ducere to draw, lead Date: before 12th century transitive verb to draw or pull along behind ; haul <&#8230; …

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  • 24TOW — Ракета TOW, запущенная с джипа Ford M151 FAV BGM 71 TOW (Tube launched Optically tracked Wire guided)  возимо переносимый противотанковый ракетный комплекс производства США. Принят на вооружение в 1969 г. Стоит на вооружении армий США, Европы,&#8230; …

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  • 25Tow — Ракета TOW, запущенная с джипа Ford M151 FAV BGM 71 TOW (Tube launched Optically tracked Wire guided)  возимо переносимый противотанковый ракетный комплекс производства США. Принят на вооружение в 1969 г. Стоит на вооружении армий США, Европы,&#8230; …

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  • 26tow — [[t]to͟ʊ[/t]] tows, towing, towed 1) VERB If one vehicle tows another, it pulls it along behind it. [V n] He had been using the vehicle to tow his work trailer.... [V n with adv] They threatened to tow away my car... [V n prep] The British navy&#8230; …

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  • 27tow — I. /toʊ / (say toh) verb (t) 1. to drag or pull (a boat, car, etc.) by means of a rope or chain. –noun 2. the act of towing. 3. the thing being towed. 4. a rope, chain, etc., for towing. 5. the state of being towed. –phrase 6. in tow, a. in the&#8230; …

  • 28tow — 1 verb (T) to pull a vehicle or ship along behind another vehicle using a rope or chain: The ship had to be towed into the harbor. 2 noun 1 (C) an act of pulling a vehicle behind another vehicle using a rope or chain: Can you give us a tow? 2 in&#8230; …

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  • 29tow — I UK [təʊ] / US [toʊ] verb [transitive] Word forms tow : present tense I/you/we/they tow he/she/it tows present participle towing past tense towed past participle towed * to pull a vehicle or boat by fixing it to the back of another vehicle or&#8230; …

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  • 30tow — I [[t]toʊ[/t]] v. t. 1) cvb to pull or haul (a car, barge, trailer, etc.) by a rope, chain, or other device 2) an act or instance of towing 3) something being towed 4) cvb something, as a boat or truck, that tows 5) cvb a rope, chain, metal bar,&#8230; …

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