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dressing the part

dressing the part is the present participle and gerund of dress the part.

Meaning of dress the part

Verb

dress the part (third-person singular simple present dresses the part, present participle dressing the part, simple past and past participle dressed the part)

  1. To wear the clothing that is appropriate to a role.

Questions about dressing the part

What is dressing the part the present participle and gerund of?
Dressing the part is the present participle and gerund of dress the part.

Words near dressing the part in the dictionary

  1. dressing stick
  2. dressing sticks
  3. dressing table
  4. dressing tables
  5. dressing the house
  6. dressing the part
  7. dressing to kill
  8. dressing up
  9. dressing-bell
  10. dressing-bells
  11. dressing-boy

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