make-up

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See also: makeup, make up, and Make-up

English

Etymology

Deverbal from make up.

Pronunciation

Noun

make-up (usually uncountable, plural make-ups)

  1. Alternative spelling of makeup. See usage notes there.
    • 1961 December, “Motive Power Miscellany: Eastern Region”, in Trains Illustrated, page 760:
      From Whitemoor, left at 6.45 p.m., the train's make-up usually includes also some Continental ferry wagons, originating from Harwich.

Derived terms

Adjective

make-up (not comparable)

  1. Made-up, false, imaginary, fabricated.
  2. (informal) Of or relating to a reconciliation.
    Joe and Joanne had a big fight, and then apologized and had incredible make-up sex.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

make-up (third-person singular simple present make-ups, present participle make-upping or make-uping, simple past and past participle make-upped or make-uped)

  1. Rare form of make up (to put makeup on).
    • 1922 March 22, “Belles Tint Faces to Match Gown Colors”, in The China Press, volume XII, number 3261, Shanghai, →OCLC, page 12, column 3:
      Orange, mauve, and cobalt blue are three favorite shades now employed by the woman who desires to “make-up” her face, according to the approved beauty standards.
    • 1999, Steve Rideout, “Tiddlywinks”, in Don’t Go Up a Windmill: Poems, Blue Springs, Mo.: Blue Windmill Books, →ISBN, page 84:
      And shame at what you thought was fard! It’s only make-upping your face.
    • 2005 February, Allison Rushby, Hating Valentine’s Day, Don Mills, Ont.: Red Dress Ink, →ISBN, page 305:
      The make-up artist stops make-upping.
    • 2011, Gemma Burgess, chapter 10, in A Girl Like You, London: Avon, →ISBN, page 93:
      As we’re in the bathroom side-by-side, silently make-upping, Sophie turns to me.
    • 2013 July, Kelly Younger, “The Debutante Ball & The Lucky Spot”, in Henley in an Hour, Hanover, N.H.: In an Hour Books, →ISBN, page 26:
      Like Carnelle in The Miss Firecracker Contest, Teddy will attempt to transform herself on the outside by shaving, plucking, dressing, make-uping, and acting like a lady.

References

  • make*up”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from English make-up.

Pronunciation

Noun

make-up m (uncountable)

  1. makeup (cosmetics)

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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make-up sense 1
make-upy sense 2

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English make-up.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛjˈkap/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ap
  • Syllabification: ma‧ke-up

Noun

make-up m inan (indeclinable)

  1. (uncountable, cosmetics) makeup (cosmetics; colorants and other substances applied to the skin to alter its appearance)
    Synonym: makijaż
    Antonym: demakijaż
  2. (countable, cosmetics) foundation (cosmetic cream roughly skin-colored, designed to make the face appear uniform in color and texture)
    Synonyms: fluid, podkład
    Hypernym: kosmetyk

Declension

or

Indeclinable.

Further reading

  • make-up in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • make-up in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English make-up.

Pronunciation

Noun

make-up n (plural make-upuri)

  1. make-up

Declension

Declension of make-up
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative make-up make-upul make-upuri make-upurile
genitive-dative make-up make-upului make-upuri make-upurilor
vocative make-upule make-upurilor