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spruced up

spruced up is the simple past and past participle of spruce up.

Meaning of spruce up

Verb

spruce up (third-person singular simple present spruces up, present participle sprucing up, simple past and past participle spruced up)

  1. (idiomatic) To dress or arrange smartly, elegantly, and neatly; to smarten.
  2. (idiomatic) To refresh, revamp; to freshen or improve something, especially its appearance.
    • Fresh paint and some new curtains would do a lot to spruce up this dark room.

Questions about spruced up

What is spruced up the simple past and past participle of?
Spruced up is the simple past and past participle of spruce up.

Words near spruced up in the dictionary

  1. spruce siskins
  2. spruce tip
  3. spruce tips
  4. spruce up
  5. spruced
  6. spruced up
  7. spruceless
  8. sprucely
  9. sprucen
  10. sprucen up
  11. sprucened

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