touch up

2 ENTRIES FOUND:

touch up

verb

Definition of TOUCH UP

transitive verb
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

First Known Use of TOUCH UP

1703

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