toweling

towel down

1. To dry off with a towel. I barely had time to towel down before I had to get dressed and rush out the door to work.

2. To rub someone or something with a towel in order to make them or it dry. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "towel" and "down." We'd better get going. Will you get the kids out of the pool and towel them down? I finished washing it, but I still need to towel down the car.

towel off

1. To dry off with a towel. I didn't even have time to towel off as I ran out of the shower to answer the door. I need to towel off after working up such a sweat.

2. To dry someone or something off with a towel. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "towel" and "off." He toweled the kids off after their bath and got them both dressed for bed. Gym members are reminded to always towel off the equipment after each use.

towel up

1. slang To physically beat someone very severely. A noun or pronoun can be used between "towel" and "up." Primarily heard in Australia. The 33-year-old man admitted that he had gone out that night with the intention of finding someone to towel up. Listening to that smug imbecile made me want to just towel him up right then and there.

2. slang To defeat or dominate someone thoroughly, especially in sports. A noun or pronoun can be used between "towel" and "up." Primarily heard in Australia. The underdog team managed to towel up the returning champions with a stunning 6–1 victory. I barely managed to beat him in our first game of chess, but he toweled me up in the second game.

towel someone or something down

to rub someone or something dry with a towel. The mother toweled her child down and dressed her in clean clothes. She toweled down the child gently. Towel down the dog. He's wet and shaking.

towel someone or something off

to dry someone or something with a towel. The young mother toweled the baby off with a soft, warm towel. She toweled off the baby.

towel off

1. To dry oneself with a towel: The swimmer got out of the pool and toweled off.

2. To dry someone or something with a towel: I toweled off my wet feet before putting my socks on. We hosed the car down and toweled it off.

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释义	toweling towel down 1. To dry off with a towel. I barely had time to towel down before I had to get dressed and rush out the door to work. 2. To rub someone or something with a towel in order to make them or it dry. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "towel" and "down." We'd better get going. Will you get the kids out of the pool and towel them down? I finished washing it, but I still need to towel down the car. See also: down, towel towel off 1. To dry off with a towel. I didn't even have time to towel off as I ran out of the shower to answer the door. I need to towel off after working up such a sweat. 2. To dry someone or something off with a towel. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "towel" and "off." He toweled the kids off after their bath and got them both dressed for bed. Gym members are reminded to always towel off the equipment after each use. See also: off, towel towel up 1. slang To physically beat someone very severely. A noun or pronoun can be used between "towel" and "up." Primarily heard in Australia. The 33-year-old man admitted that he had gone out that night with the intention of finding someone to towel up. Listening to that smug imbecile made me want to just towel him up right then and there. 2. slang To defeat or dominate someone thoroughly, especially in sports. A noun or pronoun can be used between "towel" and "up." Primarily heard in Australia. The underdog team managed to towel up the returning champions with a stunning 6–1 victory. I barely managed to beat him in our first game of chess, but he toweled me up in the second game. See also: towel, up Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. towel someone or something down to rub someone or something dry with a towel. The mother toweled her child down and dressed her in clean clothes. She toweled down the child gently. Towel down the dog. He's wet and shaking. See also: down, towel towel someone or something off to dry someone or something with a towel. The young mother toweled the baby off with a soft, warm towel. She toweled off the baby. See also: off, towel McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. towel off v. 1. To dry oneself with a towel: The swimmer got out of the pool and toweled off. 2. To dry someone or something with a towel: I toweled off my wet feet before putting my socks on. We hosed the car down and toweled it off. See also: off, towel The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. See also: towel down towel off dries dry off rub (oneself) off rub off rubbed off rub off on (someone) hold out towel up
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