UNIT 16
pull on
When you
pull on your clothes, you put them on quickly.
Still sitting, he pulled his shirt and trousers on.
put on
E When you put on a piece of clothing, you put it over a
part of your body and wear it, or you put it over a
part of someone else's body so they are wearing it.
She put her coat on.
note
The opposite of put on
is take off.
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2} When you put on make-up, a cream, or perfume, you spread or spray it on your skin.
Make sure you put some suncream on before you go out.
show off
If you show off something that you own, you show it to a lot of people because you are proud of it.
They held out their arms, showing off their jewellery.
He bought her a ring and she has been showing it off to everyone.
take in
If you take something in, you make an item of clothing smaller and tighter.
He lost so much weight that he had to take in all his trousers.
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The opposite of take in
is let out.
take up
If you take
up a piece of clothing, you make it shorter.
I can take up those trousers for you.
note
The opposite of take
up is let down.
try on
If you try on a piece of clothing, you put it on to see if it fits you or if it looks nice.
She tried on several dresses but couldn't find any she liked.
wear out
When something wears out
or when you wear it out, it is used so much that it becomes weak or broken
and unable to be used any more.
Sooner or later the soles of your favourite shoes are going to wear out.
He did not want them walking up and down the stairs and wearing out the stair carpet.
wrap up
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When you wrap something up, you fold a piece of paper, cloth, or other material
round it so that it is
completely covered.
We wrapped the glasses up in tissue paper.
My hair is wrapped up in a towel because I've just washed it.
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You can also use do up.
\2\ If you wrap up, you
put warm clothes on; if you wrap someone, especially a child, up, you put warm
clothes on them.
Wrap up well. It's cold outside.
The children came to school wrapped up in coats and scarves.
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