Phrase guide
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verb
To decorate (something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: adorn, bedeck
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To dress (someone) in fancy clothes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
Synonyms: dress up
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To forfeit by running out of cards in a deck.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: card-games, games
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
To fall off a mountain or climbing wall and hit the ground.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: climbing, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: dress, get dressed
Narrower terms: preen, primp, plume, dress, prank, tart up, enrobe, bedizen, dizen
History
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