towel

UK /ˈtaʊ(ə)l/ US [tʰæɒ̯ɫ]

verb 4noun 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

VERB + TOWEL

drape, wrap

After her shower, she wrapped a towel around her wet hair.

TOWEL + VERB

hang

After her shower, she hung a clean towel on the bathroom rack.

TOWEL + NOUN

rail

After my shower, I hung my wet towel on the rail to dry.

Definitions

noun

A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.

He needed a towel for wiping the slippery floor.

verb

To dry by using a towel.

He got out of the shower and toweled himself dry.

To hit with a towel.

To block up (a door, etc.) with a towel, to conceal the fumes of a recreational drug.

We would open the windows, towel the door, and turn my bedroom into an Allman Brothers concert.

To beat with a stick, or "oaken towel".

Thesaurus

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Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

throw in the towel

To quit; to give up.

If their restaurant can't get business even on Mother's Day, it might be time for them to throw in the towel.

Example Bank

He needed a towel for wiping the slippery floor.

Wiktionary

He got out of the shower and toweled himself dry.

Wiktionary

We would open the windows, towel the door, and turn my bedroom into an Allman Brothers concert.

Wiktionary

Bring me a dry towel.

Tatoeba · #21186

The manager threw in the towel in defeat and planned how to win the next game.

Tatoeba · #32501

I'll bring one more towel.

Tatoeba · #35404

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, towel is marked as obsolete, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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