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to tie or arrange your hair in a particular way
Her shiny dark hair was done up in a ponytail.
to dress someone in special clothes or put make-up on them
She had spent hours doing herself up for the party.
Angie was done up in a silky black dress and fishnet stockings.
to fasten something
Do up your shoelaces.
You don't need to do up the top button.
if clothes do up in a particular way, they fasten in that way
The dress does up in the back.
to fix up an old building, car, boat, etc.
We spent our weekends doing up vintage cars.
to wrap something in paper or cloth in an attractive way
He held a small package done up in colored paper and ribbon.
