transitive. To put in order, to make tidy. Also: to trim (a lamp). Cf. redd, v.2 4a, rid, v. 1c. Obsolete.

transferred. To polish up, make elegant or fine. Also with off, up.

transitive. To put in order, to make tidy. Also occasionally intransitive or reflexive: to get ready; to tidy (oneself) up. Cf. rede, v.2 2a, rid, v.…

transitive. To bring (an object, substance, surface, etc.) into a fit condition for use by means of some special or technical process; to work…

transitive. Frequently with up. To make (a place, a person's clothing or appearance, etc.) spruce, neat, or attractive; to improve the appearance…

transitive. To clear (a table); to tidy or clear up (a room, etc.); to set in order. Cf. redd, v.2 4a, 4c. Now U.S. regional (rare).

transitive. To make smooth, trim, or neat; to tidy, put in order. Also with down, off, up.

transitive. To put into order by clearing away obstructions, rubbish, etc.; to ‘tidy up’.

To make snug, comfortable, or tidy; to set nicely in order. Frequently with up or down.

dialect. To arrange, tidy (the hair, a room, etc.).

transitive. To make tidy or orderly; to put in order; to arrange neatly; reflexive to put one's hair, dress, etc. in order; to make oneself neat…

transitive. English regional (northern), Scottish, and Manx English. To make tidy or orderly; to put in order; to arrange neatly. Also with up. Also…

In wider sense (chiefly U.S. colloquial): To arrange, get ready, put in order; to put to rights, make tidy, ‘rig up’; spec. to prepare (food or…

intransitive. colloquial (originally U.S.). To tidy or clean up (after a person). Also transitive: to tidy, put in order.

transitive. English regional. To put in order; to tidy. Also with up.

To put in order, tidy up. Also in slang use (see quot. 1970).

figurative. colloquial. With away: to put in proper order, to tidy up, to ‘sort out’.

transitive. To make (something or someone) neat. In later use frequently with up.