ALL meanings of spruce up
spruce up
S s - transitivephrasal verb spruce up smarten 1
- adjective spruce up trim in dress or appearance; neat; smart; dapper. 1
- verb with object spruce up to make spruce or smart (often followed by up): Spruce up the children before the company comes. 1
- verb without object spruce up to make oneself spruce (usually followed by up). 1
- noun spruce up an act of cleaning up, refurbishing, renovating, or the like. 1
- phrasal verb spruce up If something is spruced up, its appearance is improved. If someone is spruced up, they have made themselves look very smart. 0
- verb spruce up to make (oneself, a person, or thing) smart and neat 0