towel

tow·el  (toul)

n.

A piece of absorbent cloth or paper used for wiping or drying.

v. tow·eled or tow·elled, tow·el·ing or tow·el·ling, tow·els

v.tr.

To wipe or rub dry with a towel.

v.intr.

To dry oneself with a towel.

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[Middle English towaille, from Old French toaille, of Germanic origin.]

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towel

Noun

1. a piece of absorbent cloth or paper used for drying things

2. throw in the towel See throw in (sense 3)

Verb

[-elling, -elled] or US [-eling, -eled]

to dry or wipe with a towel [Old French toaille]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	towel - a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping bath towel - a large towel; to dry yourself after a bath beach towel - very large towel to dry yourself after swimming dish towel, dishtowel, tea towel - a towel for drying dishes face towel, hand towel - a small towel used to dry the hands or face paper towel - a disposable towel made of absorbent paper piece of cloth, piece of material - a separate part consisting of fabric roller towel - a towel with the ends sewn together, hung on a roller
Verb	1.	towel - wipe with a towel; "towel your hair dry" wipe, pass over - rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"

Translations

towel [ˈtauəl] n → toalla;

to throw in the towel (fig) → darse por vencido, renunciar

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towel [ˈtauəl] n → serviette f (de toilette);

(also: tea towel) → torchon m;

to throw in the towel (fig) → jeter l'éponge

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towel [ˈtauəl] n → Handtuch nt;

to throw in the towel (fig) → das Handtuch werfen

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towel [ˈtauəl] n → asciugamano;

(also: tea towel) → strofinaccio;

to throw in the towel (fig) → gettare la spugna