do up

verb

did up; done up; doing up; does up

Synonyms of do up next

transitive verb

: fasten

do up the buttons of a shirt

… an elderly lady with her jacket done up tightly against the wind …—

Sue Lloyd-Roberts

: to deck (someone) out : clothe

The waitstaff was done up in western attire.

: to furnish (something) with something ornamental : decorate

She always does up the house for the holidays.

: to prepare (something) for wear or use (as by cleaning or repairing)

"… I'll make the pies and lady fingers tomorrow and do up my white muslin dress. …"—

Lucy Maud Montgomery

: to wrap (something) up

do up a package

: to prepare and preserve (something) for later use : can entry 2, put up

I did up a bushel of tomatoes.

: exhaust, wear out

This contact with righteousness has about done me up!—

Sinclair Lewis

Examples of do up in a Sentence

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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Even the lounge noir aesthetic of those scenes—blood-red drapes, geometric flooring, tragic women done up like silver screen idols—has seeped into musicians’ visual lexicon. —

Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 17 Jan. 2025 So having a space that’s a little bit more done up — with music, with sommeliers, with a full wine list, sake, a cocktail program — is super fun. —

Andy Wang, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 An adjoining primary bath is done up in deep jade green onyx. —

Kerry Pieri, Architectural Digest, 8 Jan. 2025 All the chairs were done up with pale brown pleather, every seat beaten with sweat, with boredom, with generations of flatulence. —

Caitlyn Murphy, Hazlitt, 13 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for do up