Dress (Verb)
Meaning 1
Provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 2
Put a finish on; "dress the surface smooth".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Meaning 3
Dress or groom with elaborate care; "She likes to dress when going to the opera".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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- Get Up
- Trick Out
- Attire
- Overdress
- Deck Out
- Fancy Up
- Tog Up
- Rig Out
- Deck Up
- Dress Up
- Fig Out
- Gussy Up
- Trick Up
- Prink
- Tog Out
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Meaning 4
Cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width.
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 5
Arrange in ranks; "dress troops".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 6
Give a neat appearance to; "groom the dogs"; "dress the horses".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- She helped dress the hall for the wedding reception, making sure every detail was perfect.
- The stylist will dress the models just before they go on the runway.
- Before the parade, the marching band spent hours to dress their uniforms.
- The florist was asked to dress the tables for the charity gala.
- After the muddy competition, the handlers had to dress the horses carefully to prevent any further injury.
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Meaning 7
Convert into leather; "dress the tanned skins".
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The tanner had to clean and dress the tanned skins before they could be sold to shoemakers.
- Rabbit hide was more difficult to work with than deer skin, so it required special attention when trying to dress it.
- The leather worker gently applied chemicals and natural oils to dress the rawhide and make it pliable.
- Wearing protective gloves, she dressed the dehaired and delimed skin, turning it into a fine piece of leather.
- After hours of manually dressing the sheep skin, it was transformed into soft, supple leather.
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Meaning 8
Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods.
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 9
Put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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- Get Up
- Trick Out
- Underdress
- Attire
- Deck Out
- Get Into
- Put On
- Don
- Fancy Up
- Assume
- Tog Up
- Fig Up
- Rig Out
- Deck Up
- Dress Up
- Fig Out
- Gussy Up
- Trick Up
- Prink
- Tog Out
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Meaning 10
Dress in a certain manner; "She dresses in the latest Paris fashion"; "he dressed up in a suit and tie".
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Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
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Meaning 11
Kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey".
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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 12
Cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of; "dress the plants in the garden".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 13
Put a dressing on; "dress the salads".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 14
Provide with decoration; "dress the windows".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 15
Apply a bandage or medication to; "dress the victim's wounds".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.