Definition of "tow" []

• To draw or pull behind by a chain or line: a tugboat towing a barge. See Synonyms at pull. (verb-transitive)
• The act or an instance of towing. (noun)
• The condition of being towed: a car with a trailer in tow. (noun)
• Something, such as a tugboat, that tows. (noun)
• Something, such as a barge or car, that is towed. (noun)

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• "The plot, about police investigator Stewart trying to nab a criminal while being unlawfully pursued with daffy poetess Colbert in tow, is too lightweight — and the characters spend too much time pointlessly arguing — for me to care."
• "Bunch of marines, with Sigourney Weaver, in tow, is harassed by a corporate big wig, this time played by Giovanni Ribisi, instead of Paul Riser."
• "I very rarely venture to the butcher, as even the supermarket with Tiefling in tow is too much to contemplate most days, so while kid-free today I not only got to go to the butcher, I got to peruse the dead cow selections before making my choice."