English Explanatory Dictionary

dress down

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To scold.
  2. To wear casual or informal clothes.
  3. To prepare (caught fish) by gutting them, removing the heads and backbones, etc.

Pronunciation

en-au-dress down.ogg

Word forms

dress down dresses down dressing down dressed down

Etymology

From analogy with dress up.

Related words

dress-down day dress-down Friday dress up
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