I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
away
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Dozens of motorists faced fines of £100 to recover parked cars which were towed away .
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The blue hatchback was briefly searched in the parking lot, and then towed away by authorities.
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A feeble little hatchback in the Highlands deserves to be towed away .
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A final decision will be made once the stricken destroyer is towed away .
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Long queues had formed before the car was towed away by police.
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Four cars damaged in the pile up have been towed away for forensic tests.
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If they don't, they face having their caravans towed away .
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A word of warning: be careful not to park illegally as your vehicle is liable to be towed away .
■ NOUN
car
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Read in studio A driver who towed another car at a hundred miles an hour on a motorway has admitted reckless driving.
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This left only thirteen railcoaches in original condition, plus the ten trailer towing cars .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The damaged ship was towed to the nearest port.
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The police had towed his car away because it was blocking the road.
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What's the speed limit for cars towing trailers?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A final decision will be made once the stricken destroyer is towed away.
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He often towed it to Lake Whitney, near Waco.
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I towed her over to the muddy shore and flung her aboard Flupper.
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Power surfers are towed behind a jet-ski into massive oceanic swells that move too fast to catch by paddling conventional surfboards.
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The lifeguard boat offered to tow his board out through the pounding break.
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Their target was a specific spot where, earlier, a towed temperature probe had measured a spike of warm water.
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Their yacht was also towed in.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
line
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Grabbing at the Zodiac's tow line , he held himself against the river for a moment, getting his breath back.
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Having anchored your sledge you fix your tow line to the front hinge piece, using a karabiner.
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Then the moment came when the tow line was released and they savoured the eerie feeling of riding the rising thermals.
rope
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The tow rope sprang taut, plucking the dinghy clear as the swell broke, thundering forward on to the waiting coral.
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The boy Ezra was kneeling over the stern with the tow rope tangled in his hands.
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Ozzie Griffiths, in the car behind, was being pulled by a thirteen foot long tow rope .
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Loi was on the bow, keeping watch on the tow rope .
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We would have the tow rope ready when the fishing boat went past us.
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He felt the tug of the tow rope .
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Nick and I laid out tow ropes to the bow of the raft, and cajoled bystanders to lend a hand.
truck
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The tow truck eventually arrived three hours later, but broke down on the way to her fiance's home near Norwich.
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Or if you need help, they can dispatch a tow truck or whatever you need.
■ VERB
take
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And at the end of the session we were taken for a tow round the harbour.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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I seized the chance to ask for a tow , anything to get us clear of that suicidal place.
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In April 1986 our 29-year-old son met a lorry coming from the opposite direction with a very heavy utility trailer in tow .
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Many enjoy the festival so much that they return season after season, with spouses and children in tow .
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Sometimes they came alone, sometimes with a man in tow - to foot the bill!