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— Stephen Crane

I looked here;

I looked there;

Nowhere could I see my love.

And--this time--

…

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verb

To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to another; to adjust.

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Dictionary Entry

touch up

Part of Speechverb

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

In a Sentence

“Use a small brush to touch up the paint anywhere it is uneven.”

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Synonyms

caressfeel uppet

Antonyms

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Related Words

retouchpatch upfreshenfine-tunetweaktitivatefix upadjust

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