dress
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Sense 1
- noun
- A1
A piece of clothing with a top part and a skirt joined together, worn mostly by women and girls.
She wore a long blue dress to her cousin's wedding.
This dress zips up at the back, so ask for help.
My sister spun around to show off her new dress.
Common collocations: wear a dress · a summer dress · a wedding dress · try on a dress · a long dress
Part of: Clothes
Sense 2
- verb
- A2
To put clothes on yourself or on another person.
He dressed quickly and ran to catch the early bus.
Dress warmly tonight, because the wind is bitterly cold.
The nurse helped him dress after his morning bath.
Common collocations: get dressed · dress warmly · dress smartly · dress in black · dress a child
Part of: Clothes
Sense 3 · less common
- verb
- B2
To clean a hurt place on the body and cover it with something that keeps it safe.
A nurse cleaned and dressed the deep cut on his arm.
You should dress that burn before it gets infected.
Common collocations: dress a wound · dress a cut · dress a burn · clean and dress
Part of: Illnesses and symptoms, At the doctor's
Forms
- plural
- dresses
- third_person
- dresses