"do up" meaning in English

See do up in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Audio: en-au-do up.ogg Forms: does up [present, singular, third-person], doing up [participle, present], did up [past], done up [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|do<does,,did,done> up}} do up (third-person singular simple present does up, present participle doing up, simple past did up, past participle done up)
  1. (transitive, idiomatic) To fasten (a piece of clothing, etc.); to tighten (a nut etc.) Tags: idiomatic, transitive Hyponyms (fasten clothing): buckle, buckle up, button, button up, tie, tie up, zip, zip up
    Sense id: en-do_up-en-verb-mBupmxBc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 9 4 2 5 2 26 12 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 36 9 5 5 5 4 25 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 10 4 3 3 3 18 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 10 3 3 3 2 17 14 Disambiguation of 'fasten clothing': 71 3 2 6 3 2 9 3
  2. (transitive, idiomatic, colloquial) To redecorate (a room, etc.); to make improvements to (a home or domestic property). Tags: colloquial, idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-do_up-en-verb-4P1f2u2x
  3. (transitive, idiomatic, informal) To execute a task or performance. Tags: idiomatic, informal, transitive
    Sense id: en-do_up-en-verb-gnIz1v9t
  4. (transitive, idiomatic) To pack together and envelop; to pack up. Tags: idiomatic, transitive
    Sense id: en-do_up-en-verb-ekQFb~HU
  5. (transitive, dated) To accomplish thoroughly. Tags: dated, transitive
    Sense id: en-do_up-en-verb-GvSmgAtO
  6. (transitive, archaic) To starch and iron. Tags: archaic, transitive
    Sense id: en-do_up-en-verb-90CDXoSM
  7. (slang) To beat up; to physically assault. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Violence Derived forms: done up like a kipper Related terms: do-over [noun], do over [verb], overdo
    Sense id: en-do_up-en-verb-EP6G-viB Disambiguation of Violence: 14 5 12 3 3 3 52 7 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments Disambiguation of English links with manual fragments: 25 6 5 3 9 3 41 8
  8. (transitive) To style (someone's hair); to give (someone) an updo; to wear an updo. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-do_up-en-verb-F368cT2A

Inflected forms

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    {
      "sense": "antonym(s) of “fasten clothing”",
      "word": "undo"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "does up",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "doing up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "did up",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "done up",
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        "participle",
        "past"
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  "pos": "verb",
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          "text": "I can't do up my shirt. The button is missing.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Help me do up this zipper.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "You hold it in place while I do up the nut.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To fasten (a piece of clothing, etc.); to tighten (a nut etc.)"
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          "sense": "fasten clothing",
          "word": "buckle up"
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          "sense": "fasten clothing",
          "word": "button"
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        {
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          "sense": "fasten clothing",
          "word": "button up"
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        {
          "_dis1": "71 3 2 6 3 2 9 3",
          "sense": "fasten clothing",
          "word": "tie"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "71 3 2 6 3 2 9 3",
          "sense": "fasten clothing",
          "word": "tie up"
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        {
          "_dis1": "71 3 2 6 3 2 9 3",
          "sense": "fasten clothing",
          "word": "zip"
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        {
          "_dis1": "71 3 2 6 3 2 9 3",
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        "(transitive, idiomatic) To fasten (a piece of clothing, etc.); to tighten (a nut etc.)"
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        {
          "ref": "1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:",
          "text": "If I had been asked what was the rent of the house, I should have said, at the most, not more than twenty pounds, — because, between you and me, it wants a good bit of doing up, and is hardly fit to live in as it stands.",
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        {
          "ref": "2001, Salman Rushdie, Fury: A Novel, London: Jonathan Cape, →ISBN, page 3:",
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        "(transitive, idiomatic, colloquial) To redecorate (a room, etc.); to make improvements to (a home or domestic property)."
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        "transitive"
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        "To execute a task or performance."
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        "(transitive, idiomatic, informal) To execute a task or performance."
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        {
          "text": "I did up the parcel with string and took it to the post office.",
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      "glosses": [
        "To pack together and envelop; to pack up."
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        "(transitive, idiomatic) To pack together and envelop; to pack up."
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        "transitive"
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      "glosses": [
        "To accomplish thoroughly."
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        "(transitive, dated) To accomplish thoroughly."
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          "text": "a rich gown of velvet, and a ruff done up with the famous yellow starch",
          "type": "quote"
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        "To starch and iron."
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        "(transitive, archaic) To starch and iron."
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        "transitive"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English links with manual fragments",
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            "Entry maintenance"
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Violence",
          "orig": "en:Violence",
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            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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        "To beat up; to physically assault."
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        "(slang) To beat up; to physically assault."
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "do-over"
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          "tags": [
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          "word": "do over"
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      "glosses": [
        "To style (someone's hair); to give (someone) an updo; to wear an updo."
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        "(transitive) To style (someone's hair); to give (someone) an updo; to wear an updo."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
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    {
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      "form": "did up",
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    {
      "form": "done up",
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      "word": "buckle"
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    {
      "sense": "fasten clothing",
      "word": "button"
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    {
      "sense": "fasten clothing",
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    {
      "sense": "fasten clothing",
      "word": "tie"
    },
    {
      "sense": "fasten clothing",
      "word": "tie up"
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      "sense": "fasten clothing",
      "word": "zip"
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        {
          "text": "I can't do up my shirt. The button is missing.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Help me do up this zipper.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "You hold it in place while I do up the nut.",
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        "To fasten (a piece of clothing, etc.); to tighten (a nut etc.)"
      ],
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        [
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        "(transitive, idiomatic) To fasten (a piece of clothing, etc.); to tighten (a nut etc.)"
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        "transitive"
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          "type": "example"
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        {
          "ref": "1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:",
          "text": "If I had been asked what was the rent of the house, I should have said, at the most, not more than twenty pounds, — because, between you and me, it wants a good bit of doing up, and is hardly fit to live in as it stands.",
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        {
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        "To redecorate (a room, etc.); to make improvements to (a home or domestic property)."
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          "redecorate"
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        "(transitive, idiomatic, colloquial) To redecorate (a room, etc.); to make improvements to (a home or domestic property)."
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        "To execute a task or performance."
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          "type": "example"
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        "To pack together and envelop; to pack up."
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, idiomatic) To pack together and envelop; to pack up."
      ],
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        "idiomatic",
        "transitive"
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        "English transitive verbs"
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      "glosses": [
        "To accomplish thoroughly."
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        "(transitive, dated) To accomplish thoroughly."
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        "(transitive, archaic) To starch and iron."
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        "transitive"
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      "glosses": [
        "To beat up; to physically assault."
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        "(slang) To beat up; to physically assault."
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        "To style (someone's hair); to give (someone) an updo; to wear an updo."
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        "(transitive) To style (someone's hair); to give (someone) an updo; to wear an updo."
      ],
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        "transitive"
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