Word

tart up, v.

dress up in a cheap and provocative way
<verb.body>

tart up

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody

semantic pointers

hypernym

dress up, deck out, trick out, get up, overdress, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, prink, attire, rig out, tog up, tog out

decorate in a cheap and flashy way
<verb.creation>

tart up

sample sentences

"the small-town bar was all tarted up"

verb frames

Somebody ----s something

semantic pointers

hypernym

decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify