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deck up

deck up verb: to dress up; to deck out or gussy up oneself; to decorate.

Verb

deck up (third-person singular simple present decks up, present participle decking up, simple past and past participle decked up)

  1. (intransitive) To dress up; to deck out or gussy up oneself; to decorate.
    • She finished decking up and headed out to the club.

Forms of deck up

third-person singular presentdecks up
present participledecking up
past participledecked up
pastdecked up

Questions about deck up

What does deck up mean?
Deck up means to dress up; to deck out or gussy up oneself; to decorate.
What part of speech is deck up?
Deck up is a verb.
What is the past tense of deck up?
The past tense of deck up is decked up.

Words near deck up in the dictionary

  1. deck roofs
  2. deck shoe
  3. deck shoes
  4. deck shuffleboard
  5. deck tennis
  6. deck up
  7. deck'd
  8. deck-chair
  9. deck-chairs
  10. deck-wise
  11. Deckard

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