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tart up
tart up vb (tr, adverb) 1. to dress and make (oneself) up in a provocative way2. to decorate or improve the appearance of: to tart up a bar. Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | tart up - decorate in a cheap and flashy way; "the small-town bar was all tarted up"adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day" | | 2. | tart up - dress up in a cheap and provocative wayattire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, gussy up, overdress, prink, get up - put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" |
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tart upTo decorate someone or something in gaudy, garish adornments, clothing, or cosmetics. A noun or pronoun can be used between "tart" and "up." I don't normally wear makeup, so my sister thought it would be fun to tart me up before my date. Let's tart this place up a little bit before the guests arrive. They tarted up the dancers to give the show a bit more panache.See also: uptart upv. To dress someone up or make something fancy in a tawdry, garish way: We tarted up the apartment with a pink shag carpet. The dancers tarted themselves up in feathers and sequins.See also: upMedicalSeeTARTtart up
Words related to tart upverb decorate in a cheap and flashy wayRelated Words- adorn
- decorate
- grace
- ornament
- embellish
- beautify
verb dress up in a cheap and provocative wayRelated Words- attire
- deck out
- deck up
- dress up
- fancy up
- fig out
- fig up
- rig out
- tog out
- tog up
- trick out
- trick up
- gussy up
- overdress
- prink
- get up
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