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touched up

touched up is the simple past and past participle of touch up.

Meaning of touch up

Verb

touch up (third-person singular simple present touches up, present participle touching up, simple past and past participle touched up)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To make slight corrections or adjustments to; to fill in or perfect.
    • Use a small brush to touch up the paint anywhere it is uneven.
  2. (UK, idiomatic, transitive) To fondle or to grope someone, usually in an inappropriate way.
    • The creep was trying to touch up my girlfriend.
    Synonyms:
    caress, feel up, pet

Questions about touched up

What is touched up the simple past and past participle of?
Touched up is the simple past and past participle of touch up.

Words near touched up in the dictionary

  1. touched some grass
  2. touched someone's hem
  3. touched someone's robe
  4. touched the hem of someone's garment
  5. touched the hem of someone's robe
  6. touched up
  7. touched upon
  8. touched wood
  9. touchedness
  10. touchedst
  11. Toucheng

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