Pretty up (original) (raw)

Pronunciation (US):		(GB):

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 "pretty up" is one way to...):

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

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

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