- do up
- transitive verb
Date: 1666
1. to prepare (as by cleaning or repairing) for wear or use <do up a shirt> 2. a. to wrap up <do up a package> b. put up, can 3. a. to deck out ; clothe b. to furnish with something ornamental ; decorate 4. exhaust, wear out 5. fasten
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.