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I go for as much feeling as I can rather than show what I can do up and down the neck. I don't play to show people ability.
Robin Trower

Meaning of "do up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DO UP

do up play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DO UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Do up is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb do up in English.

WHAT DOES DO UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of do up in the English dictionary

The first definition of do up in the dictionary is to wrap and make into a bundle. Other definition of do up is to cause the downfall of. Do up is also to beautify or adorn.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO DO UP

PRESENT

Present
I do up
you do up
he/she/it does up
we do up
you do up
they do up
Present continuous
I am doing up
you are doing up
he/she/it is doing up
we are doing up
you are doing up
they are doing up
Present perfect
I have done up
you have done up
he/she/it has done up
we have done up
you have done up
they have done up
Present perfect continuous
I have been doing up
you have been doing up
he/she/it has been doing up
we have been doing up
you have been doing up
they have been doing up
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I did up
you did up
he/she/it did up
we did up
you did up
they did up
Past continuous
I was doing up
you were doing up
he/she/it was doing up
we were doing up
you were doing up
they were doing up
Past perfect
I had done up
you had done up
he/she/it had done up
we had done up
you had done up
they had done up
Past perfect continuous
I had been doing up
you had been doing up
he/she/it had been doing up
we had been doing up
you had been doing up
they had been doing up
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will do up
you will do up
he/she/it will do up
we will do up
you will do up
they will do up
Future continuous
I will be doing up
you will be doing up
he/she/it will be doing up
we will be doing up
you will be doing up
they will be doing up
Future perfect
I will have done up
you will have done up
he/she/it will have done up
we will have done up
you will have done up
they will have done up
Future perfect continuous
I will have been doing up
you will have been doing up
he/she/it will have been doing up
we will have been doing up
you will have been doing up
they will have been doing up
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would do up
you would do up
he/she/it would do up
we would do up
you would do up
they would do up
Conditional continuous
I would be doing up
you would be doing up
he/she/it would be doing up
we would be doing up
you would be doing up
they would be doing up
Conditional perfect
I would have do up
you would have do up
he/she/it would have do up
we would have do up
you would have do up
they would have do up
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been doing up
you would have been doing up
he/she/it would have been doing up
we would have been doing up
you would have been doing up
they would have been doing up
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you do up
we let´s do up
you do up
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to do up
Past participle
done up
Present Participle
doing up
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DO UP

do one´s stuff
do oneself justice
do or die
do out
do over
do someone dirt
do someone proud
do the business
do the dirty on
do the honours
do the lolly
do the necessary
do the needful
do the trick
do to death
do violence to
do well for oneself
do with
do without
do wonders

WORDS THAT END LIKE DO UP

back up
be made up
clean up
come up
dress up
end up
follow up
get up
give up
go up
keep up
look up
set up
show up
sign up
stand up
start up
step up
take up
thumbs up

Synonyms and antonyms of do up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «do up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DO UP

Find out the translation of do up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of do up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «do up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

束起
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

abrochar
570 millions of speakers

English

do up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अप करना
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يُزَرِّرُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

застегивать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apertar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আপ করুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

attacher
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Do up
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

zumachen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

包む
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단추를 잠그다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nindakake
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gói lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

செய்யுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अप करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yapmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

avvolgere
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przerobić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

застібати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a încheia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δένω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

doen tot
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

slå in
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pakke inn
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of do up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DO UP»

The term «do up» is regularly used and occupies the 69.814 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DO UP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «do up» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «do up» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about do up

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2 QUOTES WITH «DO UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word do up.
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Robert Edwards
My genetic interests persist in the area of the control of human development. Something must be fundamentally flawed with a reproductive system that allows only 20% of embryos to implant, even in younger couples. Why are so many human spermatozoa immotile or formed abnormally, and why do up to one-half of embryos carry chromosomal anomalies?
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Robin Trower
I go for as much feeling as I can rather than show what I can do up and down the neck. I don't play to show people ability.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DO UP»

Discover the use of do up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to do up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Understanding Gas and Bloating: Why Can't I Do Up My Jeans ...
Bloating is a common gut problem that many individuals, especially females, experience.
Terry Dorcen Bolin, Anouska Jones, 2011
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Special Consular Reports
100 meters . ...do do Up to 25 centimeters Up to 30 centimeters Up to 35 centimeters Buttons: Cotton, from 5 to 20 millimeters in dlam- Gross. cter. Wool or oilcloth, up to 20 millimeters in do . diameter. Silk, wool and silk, or leather, same in do.
3
Sacagawea Speaks: Beyond the Shining Mountains with Lewis ...
Fields Do Do Up Al Willard Do Do Up R. [Windsor] Do Do Up J. Potts Do Do Falls R. [Frazier] Do Do Up Wm. Bratton Do Do Up R. Fields Do Do Falls J.B. Thompson Do Do Up J. Colter Do Do Up H. Hall Do Do S.R [LaBiche] Do Do S.R Peter ...
Joyce Badgley Hunsaker, 2001
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Special Consular Reports
... 20 centimeters , do Up to 25 centimeters Up to 30 centimeters Up to 35 centimeters Buttons: Cotton, fron: i'tir. Wool or oilcloth, up to 20 millimeters in diameter. Silk, wool and Bilk, or leather, same in diameter. With fringes (shall, according to ...
United States. Dept. of State. Bureau of Statistics, United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, United States. Dept. of Commerce and Labor. Bureau of Statistics, 1899
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United States Congressional serial set
Suites for bedrooms: Walnut or ash, ordinary Suite . . Do., do., fine do . Pitch pine, ordinary do . Do., do., fine do . Wash-hand stands: Small, wood, painted or varnished, with or Each . . without marble. Do., do., any wood do . Up to medium ...
6
Congressional Serial Set
Indian, cretonne, percale, 27 to 30 inches do... Up to 2*1 Inches do... Jaconets, of 30 inches and less do... Lawn, il]» to 30 inches do... Lustring, wool or silk (lining for tailors), up lo 10 inches do... Col ton ( lining for tailors), up to 30 inches do.
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... Comparative Analysis, Railroad Reports ...: 1914/15-1915/16
8: Frankford R.R.-do u-p- do do do do u-p- Phila. Grain Elevator Co-Comu-p-- Phila. Harbor Transfer —Com— p--- Phila.,I-Iarrisburg & Pitts. Railroad - - - - - Common u-p- do do do do u-p- Ph'11a.,Newtown & New York Railroad ...
Copeland, H.H., & Son, New York, 1916
8
Seed Science and Technology: Indian Forestry Species
Seed zone Forest divisions included in each zone State UP- VIII (a) Northern Doab Uttar Pradesh UP-VIII (b) Southern Doab do UP-VIII (c) Vrajbhumi do UP- VIII (d) Ravine reclamation do UP-VIII (e) Avadh do UP-IX (a) Faizabad Afforestation ...
‎1998
9
The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery
... a Seasonable time, and we Can 292 Pacific Coast Winter. Jo Fields do do up Al. Willard do do up RWillard" do do up J. Potts do do falls R. Frasure do do up Wm. Bratten do do up R. Fields do do falls J: B: Thompson do do up J. Colter do do ...
Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, Gary E. Moulton, 2004
10
A Collection of Confusible Phrases
(of hair) arrange: Will you help me to do up my hair? 4. make smth. attractive or improve smth.: We shall have to do up the house next spring. 5. (of fruit, etc.) preserve: Mother is doing up some blackberries, so that we can eat them during the ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DO UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term do up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Camp Countdown: 4 reasons Stephon Gilmore will excel in 2015
As long as we work our disguises and they do what they do up front it's going to allow me to play at a high level.” Most observers are expecting ... «BuffaloBills.com, Jul 15»
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Riding On Comanche, Jim Clark's 100-Foot, Carbon-Fiber Speedboat
Steering Comanche, which I was lucky enough to do up a Narragansett Bay crowded with smaller boats, is like driving a sports car with power ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
3
Game Theory: Going for Two with the Lead
... the side of kicking than I do up 1 because it's a smaller adjustment going from needing two scores to three (with a reasonable amount of time ... «The Only Colors, Jul 15»
4
NASA astronaut Cady Coleman talks Shelburne Falls, Sandra …
"And that's actually what this conference is about, making the experiments that we can do up in space real to the wealth of scientists that we ... «MassLive.com, Jul 15»
5
State of Origin 2015: NSW v Queensland game three
We knew we were a better side and we knew what we had to do up here.” He also equalled Darren Lockyer's record of 36 Origin games. «The Australian, Jul 15»
6
Bloguin Top 50: No. 38 — Houston
Until then, defensive coordinator Todd Orlando will have some work to do up front. Orlando has plenty of experience as a defensive coordinator ... «Bloguin, Jul 15»
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July 8, 2015 - Tips for the Perfect Portland Day Trip
It's a cherry-picked, planned day based on what Portland is known for and what a Corvallisite may want to do up there. Maybe this is just a ... «The Corvallis Advocate, Jul 15»
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A grieving Wishaw widow this week told how her husband died …
He was making plans to do up the house. This was a bolt from the blue.” Grandad Vinnie had visited his GP because he “didn't feel right” and ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
9
Perfect Tigers open playoff push
Players better do up their chin straps and bring extra ice bags because this series is not going to be played in the library. The two teams claim ... «Vernon Morning Star, Jul 15»
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​Pals do charity Euro drive as Starsky and Hutch to raise £6k for …
I used to love Starsky and Hutch so I wanted to do up the car to remind me of them. "We've had a lot of support from local businesses who have ... «Stoke Sentinel, Jul 15»

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