rig out

rig out
verb
put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
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She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera

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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, ↑deck out, ↑trick out, ↑prink, ↑attire, ↑get up, ↑tog up, ↑tog out
• Ant: ↑dress down (for: ↑dress up), ↑underdress (for: ↑overdress)
• See Also: ↑dress (for: ↑dress up)
• Derivationally related forms: ↑rigout, ↑getup (for: ↑get up), ↑attire (for: ↑attire)
• Hypernyms: ↑dress, ↑get dressed
• Hyponyms:
↑preen, ↑primp, ↑plume, ↑dress, ↑prank, ↑tart up, ↑enrobe, ↑bedizen, ↑dizen
• Verb Group: ↑dress, ↑dress up, ↑costume
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s somebody

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Somebody ——s

 (for: ↑dress up)
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Somebody ——s

 (for: ↑overdress)

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[verb]
1. dress, array, attire, clothe, costume, kit out
2. equip, fit, furnish, kit out, outfit

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rig out
To provide with complete dress, full equipment, etc
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Main Entry: ↑rig

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ˌrig ˈout [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they rig out he/she/it rigs out present participle rigging out past tense rigged out past participle rigged out] informal phrasal verb
to give someone a particular type of clothing to wear

She had been rigged out in a cowgirl outfit.

Thesaurus: to put on or be wearing clothes and to dress other peoplesynonym to remove clothes and not wear clotheshyponym
Main entry: rig

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • rig-out — noun (C) BrE informal a set of clothes: You can t go out in that rig out! see also: rig out rig 1 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • rig out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rig out : present tense I/you/we/they rig out he/she/it rigs out present participle rigging out past tense rigged out past participle rigged out informal to give someone a particular type of clothing to wear… …   English dictionary

  • rig-out — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms rig out : singular rig out plural rig outs British informal old fashioned a set of clothes, especially if they are unusual …   English dictionary

  • rig out — PHRASAL VERB If you rig yourself out or are rigged out in a particular way, you are wearing a particular kind of clothes. [INFORMAL] [V pron refl P] I rigged myself out in thick jeans and heavy belt... [V pron refl P] I was rigged out in my usual …   English dictionary

  • rig-out — /ˈrɪg aʊt/ (say rig owt) noun 1. apparatus; equipment. 2. dress; clothes, especially when conspicuous …  

  • rig out — {v. phr.} To overdecorate; doll up; dress up. * /Ann arrived all rigged out in her newest Parisian summer outfit./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • rig out — {v. phr.} To overdecorate; doll up; dress up. * /Ann arrived all rigged out in her newest Parisian summer outfit./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • rig\ out — v. phr. To overdecorate; doll up; dress up. Ann arrived all rigged out in her newest Parisian summer outfit …   Словарь американских идиом

  • rig out — verb to provide with equipment/gear …   Wiktionary

  • Rig out — fit or deck with clothes, etc …   Dictionary of Australian slang

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