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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "do up"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž, āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to fasten, button, zip, or otherwise secure something, often related to clothing or accessories
Transitive: to do up a button or similar fastening
to do up definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before heading out, he made sure to do up the buttons on his coat to stay warm.
āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ—āϰāĻŽ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϤāĻžāϰ āϕ⧋āĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻŦā§‹āϤāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϟāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āϏāĻžāϜāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ›āĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to make oneself look neat or stylish, especially by dressing up or putting on makeup
Dialectbritish flagBritish
Transitive: to do up oneself
to do up definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before the party, he decided to do himself up, opting for a sharp suit and polished shoes.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϰ āφāϗ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϕ⧇ āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāϤ⧇ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϧāĻžāϰāĻžāϞ⧋ āĻ¸ā§āϝ⧁āϟ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻļ āĻ•āϰāĻž āϜ⧁āϤāĻž āĻŦ⧇āϛ⧇ āύāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāύ⧋

to improve the appearance of a building by repairing or decorating it
Dialectbritish flagBritish
Transitive: to do up a building
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The business owner invested in doing up the storefront to attract more customers with an appealing look.
āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāϏāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€āϰ āĻŽāĻžāϞāĻŋāĻ• āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻšā§‡āĻšāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšāĻ•āϕ⧇ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļāϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§‹āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
04

āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āύāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to prepare food
Transitive: to do up food
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Instead of ordering takeout, she chose to do up a homemade meal for her family.
āĻŦāĻžāχāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧇, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
05

āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ­āĻžāϞ⧋āĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to clean a room or a house thoroughly, often in preparation for a special occasion or a new occupant
Transitive: to do up a room or a house
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The tenants were required to do up the apartment before moving out, leaving it in pristine condition.
āĻ­āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻŸā§‡āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŽā§‡āĻ¨ā§āϟāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻāϟāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāϖ⧁āρāϤ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĨ¤
06

āĻŽā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻŦāĻžāρāϧāĻž

to wrap something into a compact form
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Can you help me do up this package before we head to the post office?
āφāĻĒāύāĻŋ āĻ•āĻŋ āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻĒā§‹āĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻāχ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧇āϜāϟāĻŋ āĻŽā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋āϰ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āύ?
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