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tarted up

tarted up is the simple past and past participle of tart up.

Meaning of tart up

Verb

tart up (third-person singular simple present tarts up, present participle tarting up, simple past and past participle tarted up)

  1. (ambitransitive, informal) 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
  2. (informal, intransitive) To dress garishly.
    Synonyms:
    jazz up
  3. (informal, transitive) 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

Questions about tarted up

What is tarted up the simple past and past participle of?
Tarted up is the simple past and past participle of tart up.

Words near tarted up in the dictionary

  1. tartaryn
  2. tartaryns
  3. tarte flambée
  4. tarte tatin
  5. tarted
  6. tarted up
  7. tartelette
  8. tartelettes
  9. tartemorion
  10. tarten
  11. tartened

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