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preen vs fig up

fig up vs preen

preen and fig up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
preen No No Yes No
fig up No No Yes No
As verbs, fig up is a hypernym of preen; that is, fig up is a word with a broader meaning than preen:
  • preen: dress or groom with elaborate care
  • fig up: put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
Other hypernyms of preen include attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up.
preen (verb) fig up (verb)
dress or groom with elaborate care put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
pride or congratulate (oneself) for an achievement
clean with one's bill
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