0%

do up

do up
D d

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [doo uhp]
    • /du ʌp/
    • /duː ʌp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [doo uhp]
    • /du ʌp/

Definitions of do up words

  • noun plural do up Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion. 1
  • noun plural do up Informal. a hairdo or hair styling. 1
  • noun plural do up British Slang. a swindle; hoax. 1
  • noun plural do up Chiefly British. a festive social gathering; party. 1
  • idioms do up do a number on (someone). number (def 39). 1
  • idioms do up do away with, to put an end to; abolish. to kill. 1
See all 37 definitions of do up

Information block about the term

Origin of do up

First appearance:

before 900
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English, Old English dōn; cognate with Dutch doen, German tun; akin to Latin -dere to put, facere to make, do, Greek tithénai to set, put, Sanskrit dadhāti (he) puts

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Do up

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Do up

do up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

do up usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for do up

verb do up

  • clean — Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
  • doctor — a person licensed to practice medicine, as a physician, surgeon, dentist, or veterinarian.
  • finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
  • launder — to wash (clothes, linens, etc.).
  • mend — to make (something broken, worn, torn, or otherwise damaged) whole, sound, or usable by repairing: to mend old clothes; to mend a broken toy.
All 16 Synonyms of do up

Antonyms for do up

verb do up

  • injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
  • ruin — ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
  • hurt — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.
All 3 Antonyms of do up

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?