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TART UP
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dress up in a cheap and provocative way
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "tart up" is one way to...):
attire; deck out; deck up; dress up; fancy up; fig out; fig up; get up; gussy up; overdress; prink; rig out; tog out; tog up; trick out; trick up (put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Decorate in a cheap and flashy way
Example:
the small-town bar was all tarted up
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "tart up" is one way to...):
adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
