tow
 I. tow1 (tō)tr.v. towed, tow·ing, tows
To draw or pull behind by a chain or line:
a tugboat towing a barge.
See Synonyms at pull.n.
1.
a. The act or an instance of towing.
b. The condition of being towed:
a car with a trailer in tow.
2. Something, such as a tugboat, that tows.
3. Something, such as a barge or car, that is towed.
4. A rope or cable used in towing.Idiom:in tow
1. Under close guidance; in one's charge:
The new student was taken in tow by a peer counselor.
2. As a companion or follower:
came to dinner with a friend in tow. [Middle English towen, from Old English togian. See deuk- in Indo-European Roots.] towʹa·ble adj.towʹer n. II. tow2 (tō)n.
Coarse broken flax or hemp fiber prepared for spinning. See Regional Note at gunnysack. [Middle English, possibly from Old English tow-, spinning (in tow-cræft, spinning craft, spinning).]
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