towel up

English

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Verb

towel up (third-person singular simple present towels up, present participle (US) toweling up or (UK) towelling up, simple past and past participle (US) toweled up or (UK) towelled up)

  1. (transitive, Australia) To thoroughly defeat an opponent in a fight or competition.
  2. (transitive) To soak up water with a towel or to dry something or someone with a towel.
  3. (intransitive) To dry with a towel.
  4. (intransitive) To use a towel to clean.
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