TART UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tart up mean? 

• TART UP (verb)
  The verb TART UP has 2 senses:

1. decorate in a cheap and flashy way

2. dress up in a cheap and provocative way

  Familiarity information: TART UP used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TART UP (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Decorate in a cheap and flashy way

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Context example:

the small-town bar was all tarted up

Hypernyms (to "tart up" is one way to...):

adorn; beautify; decorate; embellish; grace; ornament (make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Dress up in a cheap and provocative way

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "tart up" is one way to...):

attire; deck out; deck up; dress up; fancy up; fig out; fig up; get up; gussy up; overdress; prink; rig out; tog out; tog up; trick out; trick up (put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody