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trick up

/trɪk ʌp/

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verb

/trɪk ʌp/formalobsolete
  • ruУстаревший фразовый глагол, означающий украшать или наряжать, особенно в показной или вычурной манере.

An obsolete phrasal verb meaning to adorn or decorate, especially in a showy or elaborate manner.

uncountable · transitive · phrasal, separable

  1. Decorate or adorninformal

    To dress or decorate something in a showy or elaborate way.

    ruУкрашать

    • She tricked up her room with colorful posters and lights.
    • They tricked up the car with fancy rims and a new paint job.
    • He tricked up his outfit with a flashy tie and cufflinks.

    Synonymsadornarraybedeckdeckdecorateembellishornamenttrim

    Antonymsdisrobediveststripunclotheundress

  2. Improve or enhanceinformal

    To make something more attractive or impressive by adding extra features.

    ruУлучшить или украсить

    • The chef tricked up the simple dish with exotic spices.
    • They tricked up the old house with modern appliances.
    • He tricked up his resume with impressive but exaggerated details.

    Synonymsadornbeautifybedeckdecoratedress upembellishenhancegarnishgussy upornament

    Antonymsdebasedegrademarspoil

Forms
  • tricked up past participle
  • tricked up past simple
  • tricking up present participle
  • tricks up third person singular

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Vocab Bloom Hub English dataset · 0.3.1

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