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🛠️ A small repair 🎨 For small repairs
touch-up

touch-up

1 4.1
Used for small repairs that make something look better
  • adjective
  • /ˈtʌtʃ ʌp/
translation icon : de retoque
  • The painter used a touch-up brush to fix small spots on the wall.
  • Touch-Up Flyaway
  • Touch-Up Flyaway Tamer
  • Repair Touch-Up

Examples

  • He bought a touch-up marker to cover the scratches on his desk.

  • She keeps a touch-up kit in her car for quick paint fixes.

  • I need a quick touch-up on my makeup.

  • The artist gave the painting a final touch-up before the exhibition.

  • This furniture would look great with a quick touch-up to fix its scratches.

  • Before selling the house, we did a touch-up on the walls to enhance its appeal.

  • The artwork needed a touch-up to restore its original colors and vibrancy.

How Extensive

extensive
330 4.1
touch-up
1 4.1
minor
600 2.4

Surface Forms

touch-up positive

Morphology

touch-up = touch + up (transparent) = touch + up

Adjectival use derived from the same compound 'touch-up' (relating to small repairs), so the component meanings make the adjective sense clear.

Etymology

The word touch-up as an adjective comes from the verb phrase touch up, where touch means 'to touch' and up means 'make better'. So a touch-up tool or kit is meant for small repairs to something already finished or in use.