towelnoun [ C ]
uk/taʊəl/us/taʊəl/A2 a piece of cloth or paper used for drying someone or something that is wet:
She came downstairs after her shower, wrapped in a towel.
He used a paper towel to mop up the spill.
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- Don't wipe your grubby hands on my clean towel!
- Please remember to bring a mat and a towel with you to the next aerobics class.
- During the break between games, she had a drink of water and wiped the perspiration off her face and arms with a towel.
- She gave the dirty towel a quick rinse.
- I used a towel to rub the dog down after his bath.
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Equipment used for cleaning
- bath towel
- broom
- broomstick
- carpet sweeper
- chamois
- facecloth
- feather duster
- flannel
- floor cloth
- Hoover
- household goods
- J-cloth
- pressure washer
- rag
- scrubbing brush
- squeegee
- squeegee mop
- sweeper
- towelette
- washcloth
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Idiom(s)
throw in the towel
towelverb [ T ]
uk/taʊəl/us/taʊəl/-ll- or US usually -l-to rub something with a towel to dry it:
[ + adj ] She towelled her hair dry.
After our swim, we quickly towelled ourselves down.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Scratching and rubbing
- abrade
- abrasion
- chafe
- erode
- grate
- graze
- grind
- rasp
- rub
- rub sth/sb down
- rubdown
- scour
- scour sth out
- scrape
- scratch
- smooth
- tickle
- wear
- wear (sth) away
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