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 [ˈtaʊəl]

n

1. a square or rectangular piece of absorbent cloth or paper used for drying the body

2. a similar piece of cloth used for drying plates, cutlery, etc.

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing)

throw in the towel See throw in [4]

vb -els, -elling, -elled US -els, -eling, -eled

1. (tr) to dry or wipe with a towel

2. (tr; often foll by up) Austral slang to assault or beat (a person)

[from Old French toaille, of Germanic origin; related to Old High German dwahal bath, Old Saxon twahila towel, Gothic thwahan to wash]

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 [ˈtaʊəl]

A. N (for body) → toalla f; (for hands) → paño m, toalla f
to throw in the towel → darse por vencido

B. VT → frotar con toalla
to towel sth/sb dry → secar algo/a algn con toalla

C. CPD towel rack, towel rail N → toallero m

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towel [ˈtaʊəl]

n

(for bathroom) → serviette f, serviette f de toilette

(= tea towel) → torchon m

to throw in the towel → jeter l'éponge

vt [+ hair, body] → sécher avec une serviette
to towel o.s. dry → se sécher avec une serviette

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towel

n → Handtuch nt ? throw in

vt → (mit einem Handtuch) (ab)trocknen

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towel [ˈtaʊəl]

1. n (also hand towel) → asciugamano (also bath towel) → telo da bagno (also tea towel, dishtowel) → strofinaccio
to throw in the towel (fig) → gettare la spugna

2. vt to towel o.s. dry → asciugarsi con un asciugamano

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towel [ˈtaʊəl]

1. n (also hand towel) → asciugamano (also bath towel) → telo da bagno (also tea towel, dishtowel) → strofinaccio
to throw in the towel (fig) → gettare la spugna

2. vt to towel o.s. dry → asciugarsi con un asciugamano

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towel

n towel [ˈtauəl]

a piece of any of several types of absorbent cloth or paper for drying oneself, dishes etc after washing etc After her swim she dried herself with a towel; a roll of paper kitchen towels. handdoek مِنْشَفَه кърпа ručník; utěrka håndklæde; køkkenrulle das Handtuch πετσέτα toalla; paño rätik حوله pyyhe serviette; torchon מָגֶבֶת तौलिया ubrus, ručnik törülköző handuk handklæði, viskustykki asciugamano タオル 수건 rankšluostis dvielis tuala handdoek håndkle ręcznik toalha prosop; ştergar полотенце uterák; utierka brisača peškir handduk ผ้าขนหนู havlu 毛巾，擦...紙 рушник توليہ khăn 毛巾，擦...纸

v – past tense, past participle ˈtowelled , (American ) ˈtoweled –

to rub with a towel. afdroog يُنَشِّف избърсвам utřít se ručníkem tørre med håndklæde abtrocknen σκουπίζω με πετσέτα secar con toalla pühkima با حوله خشک کردن pyyhkiä essuyer avec une serviette לְנַגֵב हार मानना obrisati ručnikom, ubrusom törülközővel (le)töröl menyeka þurrka með handklæði asciugare (con un asciugamano) タオルで拭く 수건으로 닦다 ðluostyti(s) []slaucīt ar dvieli mengelap dgn tuala afdrogen frottere, tørke med håndkle wycierać ręcznikiem limpar-se a uma toalha a (se) şterge cu prosopul вытирать(ся) полотенцем utrieť sa uterákom otreti z brisačo brisati peškirom torka (gnida) med handduk เช็ดให้แห้ง (ด้วยผ้าขนหนู) havlu ile kurula(n)mak 用毛巾擦 витирати(ся) рушником توليہ سے پونچھنا lau khô 用毛巾擦

n towelling

a kind of rough cloth from which towels etc are made. handdoekstof قُماش المَناشِف хавлиен плат за кърпи tkanina froté frotté der Handtuchstoff ύφασμα πετσετέ felpa käterätiriie پارچه حوله ای pyyhkeen valmistuksessa käytettävä kangas tissu éponge אָרִיג מָגֶבֶת मोटा कपड़ा frotir, tkanina za ručnike frottír bahan handuk handklæðaefni (tessuto per asciugamani) タオル地 수건감 rankšluostinė medžiaga dvieļu audums kain tuala badstof kjøkkenhåndklestoff (rodzaj materiału) turco pânză de prosop махровая ткань froté (látka) blago za brisače frotir handduksväv, frotté ผ้าขนหนู havluluk kumaş 毛巾布 тканина для рушників ايک کھردرا کپڑا جس سے توليہ بنايا جاتا ہے khăn lau 毛巾布

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towel → منشفة ručník håndklæde Handtuch πετσέτα toalla pyyhe serviette ručnik asciugamano タオル 타월 handdoek håndkle ręcznik toalha полотенце handduk ผ้าขนหนู havlu khăn lau 毛巾