do up

verb

did up; done up; doing up; does up

Definition of do up

transitive verb

1 : to prepare (as by cleaning or repairing) for wear or use do up a shirt

2a : to wrap up do up a package

b : put up, can

3a : to deck out : clothe

b : to furnish with something ornamental : decorate

4 : exhaust, wear out

5 : fasten do up the buttons of a shirt

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the whole house had been done up for Halloween on Wild West Day some of the women came to the office done up as showgirls, while the men were mostly outlaws

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The first known use of do up was in 1666

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