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| tow·el [ tów əl ] |
noun (plural tow·els) |
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absorbent cloth: a usually rectangular piece of absorbent cloth or paper, used to dry the body or objects such as dishes
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle tow·eled or tow·elled, present participle tow·el·ing or tow·el·ling, 3rd person present singular tow·els) |
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dry somebody with towel: to use a towel to dry somebody or something
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| [13th century. < Old French toaille< Germanic, "to wash"] |
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throw in the towel to admit or accept defeat when something is proving difficult
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