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Dragging something that can't, won't, or shouldn't move itself.
means To pull a vehicle or object along behind another using a rope, chain, or bar.
from From Old English togian, to drag or pull, kin to the same root that gave us tug and tie — the language of hauling things has always been heavy.
Not toeThat's the foot; this is the rope.
Tow truckBorn alongside cars in early 1900s Tennessee.
Boxing termHas nothing to do with boxing, surprisingly.