verb
1. decorate in a cheap and flashy way
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the small-town bar was all tarted up
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something
2. dress up in a cheap and provocative way
• Hypernyms:
↑overdress, ↑dress up, ↑fig out, ↑fig up, ↑deck up, ↑gussy up, ↑fancy up, ↑trick up, ↑deck out, ↑trick out, ↑prink, ↑attire, ↑get up, ↑rig out, ↑tog up, ↑tog out
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s
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Somebody ——s somebody
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tart up [phrasal verb]
tart (someone) up informal : to try to make (yourself or someone else) attractive by wearing fancy clothes, makeup, etc.
She tarted herself up for the party. = She got tarted up for the party.
— often used figuratively in British English
old ideas tarted up to look new
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Main Entry: ↑tart
Useful english dictionary. 2012.