touched up; touching up; touches up
1
: to improve or perfect by small additional strokes or alterations : fix the minor and usually visible defects or damages of
2
: to stimulate by or as if by a flick of a whip
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Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 30 Jan. 2025
Could it be used on dry hair for touch-ups, or can it only be applied to damp hair?
—Kat Merck, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
There was nothing in the photos that needed touching up.
—Meirav Devash, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025
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Noun
And somehow, some way, her go-to shade appears to be transfer-proof, barely needing a touch-up throughout the night.
—Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 30 Jan. 2025
Could it be used on dry hair for touch-ups, or can it only be applied to damp hair?
—Kat Merck, WIRED, 30 Jan. 2025
Verb
Gold jewelry is durable and long-lasting but needs to be touched up over the years.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2025
There was nothing in the photos that needed touching up.
—Meirav Devash, Allure, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Touch-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch-up. Accessed 15 Feb. 2025.
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