Words Related to Clothes and Fashion

Words Related to Clothes and Fashion - Verbs Relating to Clothing

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Read this lesson to learn about the verbs relating to clothing in English, such as "flare", "fasten" and "clothe".
to coordinate
to coordinateverb

to match and combine well together

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to zip
to zipverb

to fasten a piece of clothing, etc. using a zipper

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to wear
to wearverb

to have something such as clothes, shoes, etc. on your body

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to button
to buttonverb

to fasten with buttons, such as the buttons on an item of clothing

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to change
to changeverb

to put different clothes on

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to clothe
to clotheverb

to provide someone or ourselves with clothes; to dress someone or ourselves

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to dress
to dressverb

to put clothes on oneself

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to fasten
to fastenverb

(of two parts of something) to close or join together; to be closed or joined together

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to fit
to fitverb

to be of the right size or shape for someone

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to flare
to flareverb

(of clothes) to become wider at one end or toward the bottom

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to match
to matchverb

to have the same pattern, color, etc. with something else that makes a good combination

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to overdress
to overdressverb

to wear clothes that are too formal or elaborate for an occasion

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to strip
to stripverb

to remove one's own clothes

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to take off
to take offverb

to remove a piece of clothing from one's or another's body

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to takeverb

to wear a particular size of clothes, shoes, or any complementary article

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to throw on
to throw onverb

to put on a piece of clothing hastily and without care

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to try on
to try onverb

to put on a piece of clothing to see if it fits and how it looks

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to unbutton
to unbuttonverb

to open the buttons of a piece of clothing

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to underdress
to underdressverb

to put on clothes that are not formal or elaborate enough for an occasion

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to undress
to undressverb

to take our clothes off

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to unfasten
to unfastenverb

to undo or untie; to make something become loose or open

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to untie
to untieverb

to separate the parts of a lace, string, etc. that form a knot

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to unzip
to unzipverb

to undo the zipper on a piece of clothing

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to style
to styleverb

to design, arrange or present something in a particular way

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to remove
to removeverb

to take off an item of clothing, glasses, etc.

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to zip up
to zip upverb

to fasten a piece of clothing, etc. with a zipper

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to tailor-make
to tailor-makeverb

to make or adapt something specifically to fit an individual's needs or requirements, especially in relation to clothing or other bespoke items

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to [get] dressed
to [get] dressedphrase

to put on one's clothes

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to pull on
to pull onverb

to dress or put on a garment by pulling it over one's body without fastening it

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to pull off
to pull offverb

to remove or take off something, such as clothing or a covering, by pulling it away

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to do up
to do upverb

to make oneself look neat or stylish, especially by dressing up or putting on makeup

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to dress down
to dress downverb

to dress in a more casual or informal manner than usual, often for a specific occasion or to conform to a dress code

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to dress up
to dress upverb

to wear formal clothes for a special occasion or event

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to have on
to have onverb

to be wearing or have put on an item of clothing or an accessory

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to slip on
to slip onverb

to put on a piece of clothing or footwear quickly and easily, often without fastening or tying it

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to suit
to suitverb

(of a style of clothes, color, etc.) to look good on someone

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to tog out
to tog outverb

to dress up or to put on clothes for a particular occasion

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to unbuckle
to unbuckleverb

to open or release a buckle or fastening from a belt, shoe, or other item of clothing

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to garment
to garmentverb

to dress or cover someone or something with a particular type of clothing

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to apparel
to apparelverb

to dress someone in a particular set of clothes

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