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DO UP
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
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
Sense 2
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
