Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Informal An outfit or costume.
  • noun Printing Arrangement and production style, as of a magazine or book.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Equipment; dress; appearance; style.
  • noun The general manner or style of production; external appearance or qualities: as, the get-up of the book is excellent.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun colloq. General composition or structure; manner in which the parts of a thing are combined; arrangement; format; make-up; style of dress, etc.
  • noun informal A set of clothing (with accessories); ; -- often used with implied disapproval or scorn.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun informal A costume or outfit, especially one that is ostentatious or otherwise unusual.
  • noun informal A fight or altercation.
  • noun publishing Layout and production style, as of a magazine.
  • noun Alternative form of get-up-and-go.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a set of clothing (with accessories)
  • verb put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive
  • verb study intensively, as before an exam
  • verb get up and out of bed
  • verb rise to one's feet
  • verb develop
  • verb raise from a lower to a higher position
  • verb arrange by systematic planning and united effort
  • verb cause to rise

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Examples

  • That Aladdin getup was awful, but I thought some of the dresses were cute.

    Quelle horreur! Lindsay Lohan's disastrous Paris debut | EW.com 2009

  • In truth, Ben Affleck was all wrong for the role of Daredevil (he looked like a male version of Catwoman done over by Revlon) I can ` t picture the type of stone-criminals and murderers that DD has to face on a regular basis being able to take him seriously in that getup from the movie.

    Jason Statham Wants to Play Daredevil, Frank Miller Agrees « FirstShowing.net 2008

  • Plus Scalia would look mighty fine straddling the guns of a Navy battleship in that fishnet thong getup from the "If I Could Turn Back Time" video (which is also a anthem wholly apropos of Scalia's jurisprudence).

    Balkinization 2006

  • But the joke extended to Wisconsin on Wednesday, when Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers weighed in on Sanchez's tight-fitting shirt, a fur coat and white pants—calling the getup "embarrassing."

    Former Local Players Die in Russian Crash Kevin Clark 2011

  • In a statement, the prince called his getup for a-- a poor choice of costume for a party he attended.

    CNN Transcript Jan 13, 2005 2005

  • His getup was a satin-thread shy of cross dress, complete with crescent eyebrows and henna.

    WalesOnline - Home 2011

  • Lady Gaga's getup, which is probably part of the reason we were so disappointed.

    RSSMicro Search - Top News on RSS Feeds 2010

  • "What kind of getup is that?" he asked, pointing at Sally.

    Four To Score Evanovich, Janet 1998

  • Nick finally decided that that kind of getup won't do any good to their careers.

    Celebrity Fashion Watch 2009

  • That’s probably why you seemed astonished to find me in the kind of getup the magazines call “frothy.”

    Maigret and the Reluctant Witness Simenon, Georges 1958

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