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preen vs trick up

trick up vs preen

preen and trick up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
preen No No Yes No
trick up No No Yes No
As verbs, trick up is a hypernym of preen; that is, trick up is a word with a broader meaning than preen:
  • preen: dress or groom with elaborate care
  • trick 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, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out.
preen (verb) trick 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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