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towelled up

towelled up is the simple past and past participle of towel up.

Meaning of towel up

Verb

towel up (third-person singular simple present towels up, present participle (US) toweling up or (UK) towelling up, simple past and past participle (US) toweled up or (UK) towelled up)

  1. (Australia, transitive) To thoroughly defeat an opponent in a fight or competition.
  2. (transitive) To soak up water with a towel or to dry something or someone with a towel.
  3. (intransitive) To dry with a towel.
  4. (intransitive) To use a towel to clean.

Questions about towelled up

What is towelled up the simple past and past participle of?
Towelled up is the simple past and past participle of towel up.

Words near towelled up in the dictionary

  1. towelings
  2. Towell
  3. towelled
  4. towelled down
  5. towelled off
  6. towelled up
  7. towelless
  8. towellike
  9. towelling
  10. towelling down
  11. towelling off

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