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/get"up'/, n. Informal.1. costume; outfit: Everyone will stare at you if you wear that getup.2. arrangement or format; style: the getup of a new cookbook.Also, get-up.[1825-35; n. use of v. phrase get up]
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getup — get up, get up get up, n. 1. General composition or structure; manner in which the parts of a thing are combined; arrangement; format; make up; style of dress, etc. [Colloq.] H. Kingsley. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: A set of clothing (with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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getup — get|up [ˈgetʌp] n informal a set of clothes, especially strange or unusual clothes ▪ I hardly recognized him in that getup! … Dictionary of contemporary English
getup — fancy dress or costume What was that strange getup that she was wearing the other day? … Idioms and examples
getup — noun (C) informal a set of clothes, especially strange or unusual clothes: I hardly recognized him in that getup! … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
getup — noun, informal check out Stacey s wild getup Syn: outfit, clothes, costume, ensemble, suit, clothing, dress, attire, garments, garb; informal gear, togs, duds, threads; formal apparel … Thesaurus of popular words
getup — noun a set of clothing (with accessories) his getup was exceedingly elegant • Syn: ↑outfit, ↑rig, ↑turnout • Derivationally related forms: ↑turn out (for: ↑turnout), ↑ … Useful english dictionary
getup — noun Date: 1847 1. outfit, costume 2. general composition or structure … New Collegiate Dictionary
getup — Synonyms and related words: accouterments, adventuresomeness, adventurousness, aggression, aggressiveness, ambitiousness, anatomy, architectonics, architecture, arrangement, assemblage, assembly, ballet skirt, bang, build, building, buildup,… … Moby Thesaurus
