draped up

Meanings

1. 1adjectivenot comparableslang

   Wearing very fashionable, expensive clothes or jewelry, especially in a showy way.

   Grammar: Used after a linking verb like 'be' or 'stay': 'He was draped up.' It is not used before a noun.

   Patterns

   • be draped up
   • stay draped up
   • draped up in something

   He showed up to the party draped up in a new suit and gold chains.

   She stays draped up even on a normal Tuesday.

   The whole crew was draped up for the video shoot.

2. 2adjectivenot comparableinformal

   Covered or decorated with hanging cloth, as a room or object.

   Grammar: Follows a linking verb, not a noun: 'The hall was draped up with flags.'

   Patterns

   • be draped up with something
   • draped up in something

   The stage was draped up with red curtains for the ceremony.

   The old hall was draped up in banners for the reunion.

Common combinations

draped up in designer clothes

He walked in draped up in designer clothes.

stay draped up

They stay draped up no matter the occasion.

draped up with flags

The balcony was draped up with flags for the holiday.

Synonyms and how they differ

dressed up

Means wearing smart or formal clothes; 'draped up' adds the idea of expensive, flashy style.

decked out

Informal and very close in meaning, used for both people and places.

Opposites

Word family

drape verb

to hang cloth loosely over something

drapes noun

long curtains, especially in American English

Commonly confused: draped up or draped?

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