touch up

Verb

idiomatic transitive

(idiomatic, transitive) To make slight corrections or adjustments to; to fill in or perfect. / (idiomatic, transitive) To fondle or to grope someone, usually in an inappropriate way.

Japanese Meaning

軽微な修正や調整を加える / 不適切な場面で他人に対して触れる（愛撫やいちゃもん行為を行う）

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Please touch up the final draft before you submit it to the editor.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

編集者に提出する前に、最終稿を少し手直ししてください。

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Sense（1）

(idiomatic, transitive) To make slight corrections or adjustments to; to fill in or perfect.

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

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Sense（2）

(idiomatic, transitive) To fondle or to grope someone, usually in an inappropriate way.

The creep was trying to touch up my girlfriend.

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touches up

（ present singular third-person ）

touching up

（ participle present ）

touched up

（ participle past ）

touched up

（ past ）

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