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spruce up: dress and groom with particular care, as for a special occasion; "He spruced up for the party"; make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child"

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touch up collapse: alter so as to produce a more desirable appearance; "This photograph has been retouched!"

tone up collapse

brush up collapse

retouch collapse: give retouches to (hair); "retouch the roots"

neaten collapse

spruce collapse: any coniferous tree of the genus Picea; light soft moderately strong wood of spruce trees; used especially for timbers and millwork

renovate collapse: restore to a previous or better condition; "They renovated the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel"

furbish collapse

overdress collapse: dress excessively; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot"

clean up collapse: make oneself clean, presentable or neat; "Clean up before you go to the party"; dispose of; "settle the bills"; make a big profit; often in a short period of time; "The investor really cleaned up when the stock market went up"

well-kept collapse

purged collapse

pretty up collapse

straighten collapse: make straight or straighter; "Straighten this post"; "straighten hair"; make straight; get up from a sitting or slouching position; "The students straightened when the teacher entered"; straighten up or out; make straight

shipshape collapse: of places; characterized by order and neatness; free from disorder; "even the barn was shipshape"; "a trim little sailboat"

purified collapse: made pure

police collapse: the force of policemen and officers; "the law came looking for him"

dry clean collapse: clean with chemical agents

scavenge collapse: remove unwanted substances from; feed on carrion or refuse; "hyenas scavenge"; clean refuse from; "Scavenge a street"

smug collapse: marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction; "a smug glow of self-congratulation"

freshen collapse: become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game"

tidy collapse: receptacle that holds odds and ends (as sewing materials); marked by good order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind"; put (things or places) in order; "Tidy up your room!"

clear the decks collapse

repair collapse: the act of putting something in working order again; a formal way of referring to the condition of something; "the building was in good repair"; restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"; move, travel, or proceed toward some place; "He repaired to his cabin in the woods"

groom collapse: a man who has recently been married; a man participant in his own marriage ceremony; care for one's external appearance; "He is always well-groomed"

sassy collapse

clothes conscious collapse

dressed to kill collapse

clear up collapse: become clear; "The sky cleared after the storm"

natty collapse

delouse collapse: free of lice; "They deloused the prisoners after they liberated the camps"

rakish collapse

dapper collapse: marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners; "a dapper young man"; "a jaunty red hat"

reformed collapse: of or relating to the body of Protestant Christianity arising during the Reformation; used of some Protestant churches especially Calvinist as distinct from Lutheran; "Dutch Reformed theology"; caused to abandon an evil manner of living and follow a good one; "a reformed drunkard"

anal collapse: a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.; of or related to the anus; "anal thermometer"

fix up collapse: find (something or someone) for; "I'll fix you up with a nice girl"

rag out collapse

redecorate collapse: redo the decoration of an apartment or house

smarten up collapse

trig collapse

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