1a one-piece garment for a woman or girl that covers the body and extends down over the legs:a white cotton dress [as modifier]:a dress designer
2 [mass noun] clothing of a specified kind for men or women:traditional African dress
[as modifier] denoting military uniform or other clothing used on formal or ceremonial occasions:a dress suit
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Universal
1 [no object] put on one’s clothes:Graham showered and dressed quicklyI’ll go and get dressed
[with adverbial] wear clothes in a particular way or of a particular type:she’s nice-looking and dresses well (be dressed)he was dressed in jeans and a thick sweater
[with object] put clothes on (someone):they dressed her in a white hospital gown
put on clothes appropriate for a formal occasion:we dressed for dinner every night
2 [with object] decorate (something) in an artistic or attractive way:she’d enjoyed dressing the tree when the children were little
decorate (a ship) with flags for a special occasion.
3 [with object] treat or prepare (something) in a certain way, in particular:
clean, treat, or apply a dressing to (a wound):she washed the wound and dressed it with fresh bandages
clean and prepare (food, especially poultry or shellfish) for cooking or eating: (as adjective dressed)dressed crab
add a dressing to (a salad):dress the salad with vinaigrette
apply a fertilizer to (an area of ground or a plant):the field was dressed with unrotted farmyard manure
complete the preparation or manufacture of (leather or fabric) by treating its surface in some way:leather that had been dressed with alum
smooth the surface of (stone): (as adjective dressed)dressed Cotswold stone
arrange or style (hair):Patrick dressed Michelle’s hair in a sculptured, Japanese-type style
4 [with object] Military draw up (troops) in the proper alignment.
[no object] (of troops) come into proper alignment.
5(of a man) have the genitals habitually on one or the other side of the fork of the trousers:do you dress to the left?
6 [with object] make (an artificial fly) for use in fishing: (as adjective dressed)a dressed wet fly
dressed overall
(of a ship) decorated with a continuous line of flags from bow to stern:the marina was crammed full of yachts dressed overall
dressed to kill
wearing glamorous clothes intended to create a striking impression.
dress down
dress informally:Sue dressed down in old jeans and a white blouse
dress someone down
informal reprimand someone:the president dressed down the media at the news conference
dress up
dress in smart or formal clothes.
dress in a special costume for fun or as part of an entertainment:he dressed up as a gorilla
dress something up
present something in such a way that it appears better than it really is:the company dressed up the figures a little
