I am going to dress up as a ghost for Halloween.
•Larry will dress up as the pumpkin from Cinderella.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Dress-up — is a game played mainly by children. It involves dressing up, usually to impersonate someone or something, like an animal or character in a fairy tale. The type of clothes they dress up in often resembles who they are trying to be, either adults… … Wikipedia
dress — 1 /dres/ noun 1 (C) a piece of clothing worn by a woman or girl that covers her body from her shoulder to somewhere on her leg: Sheila wore a long red dress. compare skirt 1 (1) 2 (U) the way someone dresses: His dress is always very formal. 3… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
dress — dress1 W2S2 [dres] n 1.) a piece of clothing worn by a woman or girl that covers the top of her body and part or all of her legs →↑skirt ▪ Sheila wore a long red dress. ▪ a summer dress 2.) [U] clothes for men or women of a particular type or for … Dictionary of contemporary English
trick someone/something out — DRESS (UP), attire, array, rig out, garb, get up; adorn, decorate, deck (out), bedeck, embellish, ornament … Useful english dictionary
dress — dress1 [ dres ] verb *** 1. ) intransitive to put on clothes. This verb is common in writing, but when you are speaking it is more usual to say that you get dressed: It only took her ten minutes to shower and dress. a ) transitive to put clothes… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
dress */*/*/ — I UK [dres] / US verb Word forms dress : present tense I/you/we/they dress he/she/it dresses present participle dressing past tense dressed past participle dressed 1) [intransitive] to put on clothes. This verb is common in writing, but when you… … English dictionary
dress — [[t]dre̱s[/t]] ♦♦ dresses, dressing, dressed 1) N COUNT A dress is a piece of clothing worn by a woman or girl. It covers her body and part of her legs. She was wearing a black dress. 2) N UNCOUNT You can refer to clothes worn by men or women as… … English dictionary
dress 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, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
dress up — phrasal verb Word forms dress up : present tense I/you/we/they dress up he/she/it dresses up present participle dressing up past tense dressed up past participle dressed up 1) a) [intransitive] to put on clothes that make you look like someone… … English dictionary
Something Borrowed, Someone Blue — Infobox Television episode | Title = Something Borrowed, Someone Blue Series = Frasier Season = 7 Caption = Niles elopes with Daphne from her wedding Episode = 23 Airdate = 18 May 2000 Production = 40571 167 40571 168 Writer = Christopher Lloyd… … Wikipedia
dress up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you dress up or dress yourself up, you put on different clothes, in order to make yourself look smarter than usual or to disguise yourself. [V P] You do not need to dress up for dinner... [V P in/as n] I just love the fun of… … English dictionary
