dress definition

1. a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice
2. put on clothes
• examples: we had to dress quickly
• examples: dress the patient
• examples: Can the child dress by herself?
3. provide with clothes or put clothes on
• examples: Parents must feed and dress their child
4. put a finish on
• examples: dress the surface smooth
5. dress in a certain manner
• examples: She dresses in the latest Paris fashion
• examples: he dressed up in a suit and tie
6. kill and prepare for market or consumption
• examples: dress a turkey
7. arrange in ranks
• examples: dress troops
8. provide with decoration
• examples: dress the windows
9. put a dressing on
• examples: dress the salads
10. cut down rough-hewn (lumber) to standard thickness and width
11. convert into leather
• examples: dress the tanned skins
12. apply a bandage or medication to
• examples: dress the victim's wounds
13. give a neat appearance to
• examples: groom the dogs
• examples: dress the horses
14. arrange attractively
• examples: dress my hair for the wedding
15. (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes
• examples: a dress dinner
• examples: a full-dress ceremony