dressed (verb)
1dressed — /drɛst/ (say drest) verb 1. past tense and past participle of dress. –phrase 2. (all) dressed up like a pox doctor s clerk, (derogatory) wearing clothes designed to impress but in reality are cheap and tasteless. 3. all dressed up, wearing one s… …
2get dressed — verb put on clothes we had to dress quickly dress the patient Can the child dress by herself? • Syn: ↑dress • Ant: ↑undress (for: ↑dress) …
3get dressed — verb To dress; to put on clothes; to clothe oneself. Syn: dress …
4get dressed vs dress up — To get dressed is a phrasal verb. It means to put on clothes. For example: I get dressed after I ve had a shower. To dress up is a phrasal verb. It can mean to put on a costume, or to put on your best clothes. For example: I dressed… …
5get dressed vs dress up — To get dressed is a phrasal verb. It means to put on clothes. For example: I get dressed after I ve had a shower. To dress up is a phrasal verb. It can mean to put on a costume, or to put on your best clothes. For example: I dressed… …
6dress up — verb 1. put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive (Freq. 5) She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera The young girls were all fancied up for the party • Syn: ↑overdress, ↑fig out, ↑fig up, ↑deck up, ↑ …
7dress down — verb 1. censure severely or angrily The mother scolded the child for entering a stranger s car The deputy ragged the Prime Minister The customer dressed down the waiter for bringing cold soup • Syn: ↑call on the carpet, ↑take to task, ↑rebuke, ↑ …
8have on — verb be dressed in (Freq. 8) She was wearing yellow that day • Syn: ↑wear • Derivationally related forms: ↑wearable (for: ↑wear), ↑wear ( …
9cross-dress — verb dress in the clothes of the other sex • Derivationally related forms: ↑cross dresser • Hypernyms: ↑dress, ↑get dressed • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * ¦ ̷ ̷ ¦ ̷ ̷ i …
10bundle up — verb 1. make into a bundle he bundled up his few possessions • Syn: ↑bundle, ↑roll up • Derivationally related forms: ↑bundle (for: ↑bundle) …
