a piece of cloth or paper used for drying things, especially your body Help yourself to a clean towel. a hand/bath towel (= a small/large towel) a beach towel (= a large towel used for lying on in the sun) see dish towel, paper towel
Idioms to admit that you are defeated and stop trying We're not going to throw in the towel just because we lost one game. See towel in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation:
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