Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

touch up

/ˈtʌt͡ʃ ʌp/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables: touch up
IPA: /ˈtʌt͡ʃ ʌp/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make slight corrections or adjustments to; to fill in or perfect.

Transitive verb

verb

To fondle or to grope someone, usually in an inappropriate way.

British usage; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Use a small brush to touch up the paint anywhere it is uneven."
"The undoubted facts that survived a comparison were few and meagre, for in each case a conscientious journalist had touched up a few vague or doubtful details according to his own ideas of probability."
"The creep was trying to touch up my girlfriend."
"I think you remember him! He made me go into the back of his shop and he touched me up, do you remember? And afterwards we shared out the money from the Cinzano. In the end he got round to doing something disgusting, that guy, something disgusting, quite disgusting."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtʌt͡ʃ ʌp/
British English: /ˈtʌt͡ʃ ʌp/

Usage

Transitive verb
British usage

Inflected Forms

touches up (present, singular) touching up (participle, present) touched up (participle, past) touched up (past)

Phrases

touch-up feel up

Frequently Paired Words

touch-up feel up

Synonyms

caress feel up pet retouch

Questions

How do you pronounce touch up?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʌt͡ʃ ʌp/.
What does touch up mean?: To make slight corrections or adjustments to; to fill in or perfect.

How to pronounce touch up

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