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get up vs dress

dress vs get up

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

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

get up and dress both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
get up No No Yes No
dress Yes Yes Yes No
As verbs, dress is a hypernym of get up; that is, dress is a word with a broader meaning than get up:
  • get up: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
  • dress: put on clothes
Other hypernyms of get up include get dressed.
As verbs, dress is a hyponym of get up; that is, dress is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than get up:
  • get up: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
  • dress: dress or groom with elaborate care
Other hyponyms of get up include plume, preen, primp, prank, tart up, enrobe, bedizen, dizen.
get up (noun) dress (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
get up (adjective) dress (adjective)
(of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
suitable for formal occasions
get up (verb) dress (verb)
get up and out of bed put on clothes
cause to rise provide with clothes or put clothes on
put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive apply a bandage or medication to
develop arrange attractively
study intensively, as before an exam dress or groom with elaborate care
arrange by systematic planning and united effort give a neat appearance to
raise from a lower to a higher position dress in a certain manner
rise to one's feet kill and prepare for market or consumption
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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