towel up
To thoroughly defeat an opponent in a fight or competitionTo thoroughly defeat an opponent in a fight or competition.
» Hang the towels up.
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4 senses(Australia, transitive)To thoroughly defeat an opponent in a fight or competition.
(transitive)To soak up water with a towel or to dry something or someone with a towel.
(intransitive)To dry with a towel.
(intransitive)To use a towel to clean.
Examples
14 sentencesHang the towels up.
Tom hung the towel up.
His towels ended up changing color.
This towel picks up dust very easily.
This towel truly sucks up water well.
Forms
towels up, toweling up, toweled up, toweled up| Base form | towel up · to towel up |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | towels up |
| Present participle | toweling up |
| Past simple | toweled up / towelled up |
| Past participle | toweled up / towelled up |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.