"towel up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-towel up.ogg Forms: towels up [present, singular, third-person], towelling up [participle, present], toweling up [participle, present], towelled up [participle, past], towelled up [past], toweled up [participle, past], toweled up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++*|past2=toweled up|pres_ptc2=toweling up}} towel up (third-person singular simple present towels up, present participle towelling up or toweling up, simple past and past participle towelled up or toweled up)
  1. (transitive, Australia) To thoroughly defeat an opponent in a fight or competition. Tags: Australia, transitive
    Sense id: en-towel_up-en-verb-l9XliqsI Categories (other): Australian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 19 8 8 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 52 22 13 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 15 11 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 11 10 9
  2. (transitive) To soak up water with a towel or to dry something or someone with a towel. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-towel_up-en-verb-Rsh7KRgl
  3. (intransitive) To dry with a towel. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-towel_up-en-verb-P0NkYoe8
  4. (intransitive) To use a towel to clean. Tags: intransitive
    Sense id: en-towel_up-en-verb-JcOCvN5u
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        "To thoroughly defeat an opponent in a fight or competition."
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        "(transitive, Australia) To thoroughly defeat an opponent in a fight or competition."
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        "To soak up water with a towel or to dry something or someone with a towel."
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        "(transitive) To soak up water with a towel or to dry something or someone with a towel."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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        "To dry with a towel."
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        "(intransitive) To dry with a towel."
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        "To use a towel to clean."
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        "(intransitive) To use a towel to clean."
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        "To thoroughly defeat an opponent in a fight or competition."
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        "To dry with a towel."
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        "To use a towel to clean."
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        "(intransitive) To use a towel to clean."
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