towel

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tow|el /t'aʊəl/ (towels towelling towelled)
in AM, use toweling, toweled
1 [N-COUNT]
A towel is a piece of thick soft cloth that you use to dry yourself.
...a bath towel.
2 [VERB] V n, V n adj, V n down/off
If you towel something or towel it dry, you dry it with a towel.
James came out of his bedroom, toweling his wet hair...
I towelled myself dry...
He stepped out of the shower and began towelling himself down.
3 [PHRASE] V inflects
If you throw in the towel, you stop trying to do something because you realize that you cannot succeed. (INFORMAL)
It seemed as if the police had thrown in the towel and were abandoning the investigation.
4
see also sanitary towel, tea towelbath tow|el (bath towels)
[N-COUNT]
A bath towel is a very large towel used for drying your body after you have had a bath.dish tow|el (dish towels)
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A dish towel is a cloth used to dry dishes after they have been washed. (AM; in BRIT, use tea towel)sani|tary tow|el (sanitary towels)
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A sanitary towel is a pad of thick soft material which women wear to absorb the blood during their periods. (BRIT; in AM, use sanitary napkin)tea tow|el (tea towels)
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A tea towel is a cloth used to dry dishes after they have been washed. (BRIT; in AM, use dish towel)
= tea cloth

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