do up

verb

1. wrap for decorative purposes

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The gift was done up in pretty red paper

• Hypernyms: ↑wrap, ↑wrap up

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s something

2. use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.

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She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends

• Syn: ↑doll up, ↑pretty up, ↑glam up

• Hypernyms: ↑groom, ↑neaten

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s somebody

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do up [phrasal verb]

1 do up (something) or do (something) up

1 a : to decorate (something)

They did up the room in bright colors for the party. = The room was all done up in bright colors for the party.

1 b : to adjust (something, such as your hair) in a particular way

She did up her hair in a ponytail.

1 c chiefly Brit : to wrap (something)

packages done up [=wrapped up] in paper and ribbon

1 d chiefly Brit : to repair (something)

do up [=fix up] old furniture

do up an old house

2 do (someone) up : to dress (someone) up : to put attractive clothes, makeup, etc., on (someone)

She really did herself up for the party. = She was all done up for the party.

3 do up or do (something) up or do up (something) of clothing : to be fastened or to fasten (something) with buttons, a zipper, etc.

a dress that does up at the back = a dress that is done up at the back

She did up her dress.

buttons that do up easily = buttons that you can do up easily [=buttons that can be easily buttoned]

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Main Entry: ↑do

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ˌdo ˈup derived

to be fastened

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The skirt does up at the back.

Main entry: ↑do_derived