towel up

verb

To thoroughly defeat an opponent in a fight or competition.

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Meanings

verbtowel 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)

present singular third person towels up · US participle present toweling up · UK participle present towelling up · US participle past toweled up · US past toweled up · UK participle past towelled up · UK past towelled up

  1. AustraliatransitiveTo thoroughly defeat an opponent in a fight or competition.
  2. transitiveTo soak up water with a towel or to dry something or someone with a towel.
  3. intransitiveTo dry with a towel.
  4. intransitiveTo use a towel to clean.
Cite this entry
APA

towel up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/towel%20up

MLA

“towel up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/towel%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “towel up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/towel%20up.

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