"layer up" meaning in All languages combined

See layer up on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: layers up [present, singular, third-person], layering up [participle, present], layered up [participle, past], layered up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} layer up (third-person singular simple present layers up, present participle layering up, simple past and past participle layered up)
  1. (intransitive) To put on several layers of clothing. Tags: intransitive Translations (intransitive): abrigarse (Spanish), arroparse (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-layer_up-en-verb-pMrJWb~l Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 75 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of 'intransitive': 88 12
  2. (transitive) To stack upwards in layers; to overlay repeatedly. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-layer_up-en-verb-aDJCEvqD

Inflected forms

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      "form": "layered up",
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          "_dis": "61 39",
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          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
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          "ref": "2011, Simon Ellar, Olivia Beardsmore, Survival Skills:",
          "text": "Layer up! The secret to dressing for the outdoors is to wear layers. Between each layer of clothing the air warms up, keeping you warm in cold weather.",
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        "To put on several layers of clothing."
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        [
          "layer",
          "layer"
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        [
          "clothing",
          "clothing"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) To put on several layers of clothing."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "intransitive"
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      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "intransitive",
          "word": "abrigarse"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "88 12",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "intransitive",
          "word": "arroparse"
        }
      ]
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        {
          "text": "The wooden bench was layered up in several coats of paint, which had now started to peel.",
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        }
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        "To stack upwards in layers; to overlay repeatedly."
      ],
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        [
          "stack",
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        ],
        [
          "overlay",
          "overlay"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To stack upwards in layers; to overlay repeatedly."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
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    }
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  "word": "layer up"
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        "(intransitive) To put on several layers of clothing."
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      ],
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          "stack",
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          "overlay"
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        "(transitive) To stack upwards in layers; to overlay repeatedly."
      ],
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "intransitive",
      "word": "abrigarse"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "intransitive",
      "word": "arroparse"
    }
  ],
  "word": "layer up"
}

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