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touches up

touches up is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 touches up

What is touches up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Touches up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of touch up.

Words near touches up in the dictionary

  1. touches some grass
  2. touches someone's hem
  3. touches someone's robe
  4. touches the hem of someone's garment
  5. touches the hem of someone's robe
  6. touches up
  7. touches upon
  8. touches wood
  9. touches-in-goal
  10. touchest
  11. Touchet

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