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dress vs set up

set up vs dress

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

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

dress and set up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
dress Yes Yes Yes No
set up No No Yes No
As verbs, set up is a hypernym of dress; that is, set up is a word with a broader meaning than dress:
  • dress: provide with decoration
  • set up: put into a proper or systematic order
Other hypernyms of dress include arrange.
dress (noun) set 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) set up (adjective)
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
suitable for formal occasions
dress (verb) set up (verb)
put on clothes get ready for a particular purpose or event
provide with clothes or put clothes on make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
apply a bandage or medication to equip with sails or masts
arrange attractively arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events
dress or groom with elaborate care put into a proper or systematic order
give a neat appearance to erect and fasten
dress in a certain manner set up for use
kill and prepare for market or consumption place
convert into leather create by putting components or members together
put a dressing on construct, build, or erect
put a finish on begin, or enable someone else to begin, a venture by providing the means, logistics, etc.
cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of produce
provide with decoration take or catch as if in a snare or trap
cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width arrange the outcome of by means of deceit
decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods set up or found
arrange in ranks
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