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PRETTY UP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pretty up mean?
• PRETTY UP (verb)
The verb PRETTY UP has 1 sense:
1. use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.
Familiarity information: PRETTY UP used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
do up; doll up; glam up; pretty up
Context example:
She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends
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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