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Tows Lugs But Not A Portmanteau

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noun

• a sudden abrupt pull

• a powerful small boat designed to pull or push larger ships

verb

• pull hard

• strive and make an effort to reach a goal

• tow (a vessel) with a tug

• carry with difficulty

• move by pulling hard

• pull or strain hard at

• struggle in opposition

32%7 Person who tows away damaged vehicles
noun

• someone who demolishes or dismantles buildings as a job

• someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks

• a truck equipped to hoist and pull wrecked cars (or to remove cars from no-parking zones)

32%9Tows boats forcibly to different seaside retreats
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