tart up

/tɑrt əp/

Other forms: tarts up

Definitions of tart up
  1. verb
    dress up in a cheap and provocative way
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    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, trick up
    put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
  2. verb
    decorate in a cheap and flashy way
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    type of:
    adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament
    make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
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