verb
use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.
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She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends
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Somebody ——s somebody
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verb : to dress oneself in formal, elegant, or fancy attire and personal adornments
insisted that he must doll up for this party
1. : to array in elegance, extravagance, or showy outfit
all dolled up in top hat and tails, dancing attendance on a certain show girl — Polly Adler
2. : to make more attractive with a freshening up and addition of decorative details
a country schoolhouse all dolled up by the pupils for a Christmas party
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ˌdoll ˈup [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they doll up he/she/it dolls up present participle dolling up past tense dolled up past participle dolled up] informal phrasal verb
to make someone or yourself look attractive for a special occasion
We used to doll ourselves up and go into town.
Thesaurus: to make someone or something more attractivesynonym to make yourself look more attractivesynonym
Main entry: doll
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doll up [phrasal verb]
doll (yourself) up informal : to make (yourself) attractive with makeup and fancy or stylish clothes
She dolled herself up for the party. = She got (all) dolled up for the party.
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Main Entry: ↑doll
Useful english dictionary. 2012.