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dress-coding

dress-coding is the present participle and gerund of dress-code.

Meaning of dress-code

Verb

dress-code (third-person singular simple present dress-codes, present participle dress-coding, simple past and past participle dress-coded)

  1. (transitive) To invoke or impose a dress code upon (someone); to take disciplinary action on (someone) for violating a dress code.
    • Dress-coding, on the other hand, is to point out that, whereas that garment may be fine at another place and time, it isn't right for school.2018 June 24, HowExpert, Melanie Miller, Parenting 101: A Mother and Teacher of 30 Years Shares Her Best Parenting Lessons to Raise Happy, Healthy, Responsible, and Successful Children From A to Z...

Questions about dress-coding

What is dress-coding the present participle and gerund of?
Dress-coding is the present participle and gerund of dress-code.

Words near dress-coding in the dictionary

  1. dress up
  2. dress'd
  3. dress-code
  4. dress-coded
  5. dress-codes
  6. dress-coding
  7. dress-down day
  8. dress-down days
  9. dress-down Friday
  10. dress-goods
  11. dress-out

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