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towel

Definition

  • noun: a piece of cloth used for drying things
  • noun: an absorbent cloth or paper for wiping or drying
  • verb: to dry (something) with a towel
  • verb: to rub or dry (as the body) with a towel
  • + 'off' or 'down'
  • synonyms: cloth, wiper, diaper

Examples

  • She climbed out of the tub and quickly 'toweled off'. [=dried herself with a towel]

  • He couldn't seem to win, but he wasn't ready to 'throw in the towel'.

  • ('US') a roll of 'paper towels' [=('Brit') a roll of kitchen paper]

Movie quotes

  • (..) Indeed. We won't go to them. We'll make them... BOTH: Come to us. BOTH: Yes! Well, I'm off. You're in a suit suddenly. Let's go. My towel blew away. Junior. - (JUNIOR GROANS) - Wake up. We gotta go. JUNIOR: I'm still asleep. I know, we gotta go, we gotta go. - Just let me sleep a little longer. (..)
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