Definition of
overdress has definitions from the field of clothing
1
[ verb ] (clothing) dress excessively

Synonyms

overclothe

Examples

"You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot."

Related terms

dress

2
[ verb ] (clothing) put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive

Synonyms

dress_up trick_out deck_out get_up gussy_up deck_up fancy_up trick_up prink attire fig_up rig_out tog_up tog_out fig_out

Examples

"She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera" "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"

Related terms

dress_down dress preen prank enrobe tart_up bedizen dress dress costume attire outfit

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Rhymes with

dress headdress headrests address letterpress address watercress duress redress undress redress press tress press' progress impress empress depress cress crests repress stress regress digress oppress progress aggress impress suppress egress compress express express' distress fluoresce transgress

Phonetic and Homophones

OW1 V ER0 D R EH2 S

Similar Spelling

overdressed overdrive overdue overdose overdraw override overrate overdone overheat overhead overture overtone overdraft overtire overtime overtake overdo overheated overtax overtly Overton overtop overeat overheating

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