dress

verb (PREPARE FOOD)

/dres/

Definition

› [T] to add a liquid, especially a mixture of oil and vinegar, to a salad for extra flavour: a dressed saladPreparing foodPreparing food using heat › [T] to prepare meat, chicken, fish, or crab so it can be eaten: a whole dressed crabPreparing foodPreparing food using heat

(Definition of dress verb (PREPARE FOOD) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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