made-up

Definitions

1. 1

   Invented or fabricated.

   • He told me a made-up version of the events, but I demanded the truth.
2. 2

   Changed by the application of cosmetics

   Changed by the application of cosmetics; wearing make-up.

   • a freshly made-up clown
   • A man at the complex said he had seen the often heavily made-up girls coming and going in luxury vehicles.
3. 3

   Arranged or put together.

   • The newly made-up front page had to be changed as the last-minute news arrived.
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   1. 4

      Delighted, pleased, thrilled.

      • I was made-up when the local team won.
   2. 5

      Built up (to a higher level).

      • All three structures were sited on made-up ground, to depths up to about 20 ft., which had been deposited to form the railway embankments.

The neighborhood

• neighbormake up