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What does "dress" mean?
dress down
- to scold severely; reprimand
- to wear casual clothes to an activity, job, etc. that ordinarily requires more formal dress
dress ship
to raise the ensign at each masthead and the flagstaff and, often, string signal flags over the mastheads from bow to stern
dress up
- to dress in formal clothes, or in clothes more elegant, showy, etc. than one usually wears
- to improve the appearance of, as by decorating
See dress in American Heritage Dictionary 4 Idioms
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