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towel
[ tou-uhl, toul ]
noun
- an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping and drying something wet, as one for the hands, face, or body after washing or bathing.
verb (used with object)
- to wipe or dry with a towel.
towel
/ ˈٲʊə /
noun
- a square or rectangular piece of absorbent cloth or paper used for drying the body
- a similar piece of cloth used for drying plates, cutlery, etc
- throw in the towelSee throw in
verb
- to dry or wipe with a towel
- slang.often foll byup to assault or beat (a person)
Word History and Origins
Origin of towel1
Word History and Origins
Origin of towel1
Idioms and Phrases
- throw in the towel, Informal. to concede defeat; give up; yield:
He vowed he would never throw in the towel.
More idioms and phrases containing towel
see crying towel ; throw in the sponge (towel) .Example Sentences
Fans were waving souvenir white towels late Tuesday night, but it was clear that the Timberwolves were the ones in full surrender.
Part of that was due to Bergoglio’s age, 76; the cardinals were believed wary of choosing someone who might tire and, like Benedict, throw in the towel after just a few years.
As Doncic watched the footage, occasionally hiding his eyes behind a white tear-filled towel, one moment in particular stood out as most special.
Each day she would be handed two freshly laundered towels.
Germany's Niemeier, heavily beaten against the Netherlands and struggling for form, covered her face with her towel at the end of the set as she became visibly upset.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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