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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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
The system also supports ride-on edge mowing, ensuring that borders and corners are perfectly trimmed without the need for post-mowing touch-ups.
—William Jones, USA Today, 9 July 2025
Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 3 July 2025
After everything is cured, take the nail file to touch up any areas that look jagged from trimming.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 30 June 2025
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Noun
Keeping a spray bottle of all-purpose cleaner along with a clean, dry cloth hidden away in the bath can make quick (inconspicuous) work of your mid-party touch-up.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
The system also supports ride-on edge mowing, ensuring that borders and corners are perfectly trimmed without the need for post-mowing touch-ups.
—William Jones, USA Today, 9 July 2025
Verb
Other photos showed Kim getting her make-up touched up and her outfit adjusted.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 3 July 2025
After everything is cured, take the nail file to touch up any areas that look jagged from trimming.
—Jessie Quinn, StyleCaster, 30 June 2025
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“Touch-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/touch-up. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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