layer up

verb

To put on several layers of clothing.

“Near-synonym: bundle up”

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Meanings

verblayer up (third-person singular simple present layers up, present participle layering up, simple past and past participle layered up)

present singular third person layers up · participle present layering up · participle past layered up · past layered up

  1. intransitiveTo put on several layers of clothing.

    Near-synonym: bundle up

    1 more example

    Layer up! The secret to dressing for the outdoors is to wear layers. Between each layer of clothing the air warms up, keeping you warm in cold weather.

    2011, Simon Ellar, Olivia Beardsmore, Survival Skills

    Synonyms: bundle up

  2. transitiveTo stack upwards in layers; to overlay repeatedly.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo put on several layers of clothing.

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Translations

Polish ubierać się ciepło, ubrać się ciepło
  • ubierać się ciepłointransitive
  • ubrać się ciepłointransitive
Spanish abrigarse, arroparse
  • abrigarseintransitive
  • arroparseintransitive
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APA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “layer up,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/layer%20up.

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