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dress vs get up

get up vs dress

dress is a noun but get up is not a noun.

dress is an adjective but get up is not an adjective.

dress and get up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dress Yes Yes Yes No
get up No No Yes No
As verbs, get up is a hyponym of dress; that is, get up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than dress:
  • dress: put on clothes
  • get up: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
As verbs, get up is a hypernym of dress; that is, get up is a word with a broader meaning than dress:
  • dress: dress or groom with elaborate care
  • get up: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
dress (noun) get up (noun)
a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion
clothing in general
dress (adjective) get up (adjective)
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
suitable for formal occasions
dress (verb) get up (verb)
put on clothes get up and out of bed
provide with clothes or put clothes on cause to rise
apply a bandage or medication to put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
arrange attractively develop
dress or groom with elaborate care study intensively, as before an exam
give a neat appearance to arrange by systematic planning and united effort
dress in a certain manner raise from a lower to a higher position
kill and prepare for market or consumption rise to one's feet
convert into leather
put a dressing on
put a finish on
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of
provide with decoration
cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
arrange in ranks
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