- deck out
- verbput on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive (Freq. 1)-
She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera
-The young girls were all fancied up for the party
• Syn:↑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• Ant: ↑dress down (for: ↑dress up), ↑underdress (for: ↑overdress)• Derivationally related forms: ↑rigout (for: ↑rig out), ↑getup (for: ↑get up), ↑attire (for: ↑attire)• Hypernyms: ↑dress, ↑get dressed• Hyponyms:• Verb Frames:-Somebody ——s somebody
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deck outTo adorn, decorate• • •Main Entry: ↑deck* * *
ˌdeck ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they deck out he/she/it decks out present participle decking out past tense decked out past participle decked out] phrasal verbto decorate a person or object with something, usually for a special occasionThe streets are decked out with flags and streamers.
Thesaurus: to make someone or something more attractivesynonymMain entry: deck
Useful english dictionary. 2012.