šlepati

1. colloq. (+ acc.) to tow
   Pauk šlepa nepropisno parkirane automobile. — The tow truck tows away illegally parked cars.
   Brat me je šlepao do servisa. — My brother towed me to the garage.
2. colloq. (šlepati se) to be towed; to ride along with someone, hitch a ride
   Auto mi je crkao, pa sam se šlepao do kuće iza komšijinog džipa. — My car died, so I got towed home behind my neighbour's jeep.
   Nemam kola, šlepam se s kolegom na posao. — I don't have a car, I ride along with a colleague to work.
3. colloq. derog. (šlepati se uz / na) to tag along, ride on someone's coat-tails, freeload
   Ceo život se šlepa uz starijeg brata. — He has been riding on his older brother's coat-tails all his life.
   Ne želi da radi, samo se šlepa na tuđem uspehu. — He doesn't want to work, he just rides on other people's success.

Šlepovati is used in the same sense; for a single completed tow odšlepati is usual. The reflexive šlepati se uz nekoga / na nečemu usually sounds disapproving.