DO UP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.

Example:

She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends

Synonyms:

do up; doll up; glam up; pretty up

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "do up" is one way to...):

groom; neaten (care for one's external appearance)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Meaning:

Wrap for decorative purposes

Example:

The gift was done up in pretty red paper

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "do up" is one way to...):

wrap; wrap up (arrange or fold as a cover or protection)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something