SINCE 1828
touch-up
noun
\ ˈtəch-ˌəp
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Definition of touch-up
(Entry 1 of 2)
: an act or instance of touching up
touch up
verb
touched up;
touching up;
touches up
Definition of touch up (Entry 2 of 2)
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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