TOWEL

[noun] [C] - a usually rectangular piece of cloth or paper used for drying someone or something that is wetMany public toilets no longer provide towels, but have machines which dry your hands.She came downstairs after her shower, wrapped in a towel.The school provides paper towels for the children to dry their hands on.We have a heated towel (UK and ANZ) rail/(US) rack in our bathroom.See also terry.See picture: BathroomTo throw/chuck in the towel is to stop trying to do something because you have become aware that you cannot succeed.Three of the original five candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination have now thrown in the towel.