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trick up

C1 formal separable transitive

In simple words

To make something look fancy or special by adding decorations.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic formal

rare

To dress or decorate someone or something in an elaborate or showy way.

"The hall was tricked up with ribbons and candles for the grand occasion."

Grammar: separable

Usage notes

Archaic and very rarely used in modern English. Largely replaced by 'trick out' or 'dress up'. May appear in older literature. ESL learners are unlikely to need this form productively.

Commonly used with

costume dress room display

Forms

Base

trick up

I/you/we/they

3rd person

tricks up

he/she/it

Past simple

tricked up

yesterday

Past participle

tricked up

have + pp

-ing form

tricking up

continuous

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Synonyms

trick out dress up deck out adorn embellish

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