do up

1. 1.

   wrap for decorative purposes

   “The gift was done up in pretty red paper”

   Broaderwrap
2. 2.

   use special care in dressing, making-up, etc.

   “She dolled herself up for the night out with her friends”

   Synonymsdoll uppretty upglam up

   Broadergroom

Questions about do up

What does do up mean?

do up means "wrap for decorative purposes". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for do up?

Close synonyms include doll up, pretty up, glam up. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is do up a common word?

do up is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.