towel up

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

1. (transitive, Australia) 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.