tart up
tart up verb: to dress so as to be more sexually attractive, especially with make-up and revealing clothing.
Verb
tart up (third-person singular simple present tarts up, present participle tarting up, simple past and past participle tarted up)
- To dress so as to be more sexually attractive, especially with make-up and revealing clothing.
- Synonyms:
- hussy up, hussy it up, slut up, slut it up
- To dress garishly.
- Synonyms:
- jazz up
- To modify or repackage a product, service, or idea to make it more attractive or easier to sell.
- They tarted up their business plan.
- Synonyms:
- zhoosh, zhoosh up
Synonyms of tart up
- hussy up
- hussy it up
- slut up
- slut it up
- jazz up
- zhoosh
- zhoosh up
Forms of tart up
| third-person singular present | tarts up |
|---|---|
| present participle | tarting up |
| past participle | tarted up |
| past | tarted up |
Questions about tart up
- What does tart up mean?
- Tart up means to dress so as to be more sexually attractive, especially with make-up and revealing clothing.
- What part of speech is tart up?
- Tart up is a verb.
- What is the past tense of tart up?
- The past tense of tart up is tarted up.
Words near tart up in the dictionary
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