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tog
(tŏg, tôg) Informaln.
1. togs Clothes: gardening togs.
2. A coat or cloak.
tr.v. togged, tog·ging, togs
To dress or clothe: togged herself in ski pants.
[Short for obsolete togeman, from obsolete French togue, cloak, from Latin toga, garment; see toga.]
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tog
(tɒɡ)vb, togs, togging or togged
(Clothing & Fashion) (often foll by: up or out) to dress oneself, esp in smart clothes
[C18: probably short for obsolete cant togemans coat, from Latin toga toga + -mans, of uncertain origin]
tog
(tɒɡ)n
(Units)
a. a unit of thermal resistance used to measure the power of insulation of a fabric, garment, quilt, etc. The tog-value of an article is equal to ten times the temperature difference between its two faces, in degrees Celsius, when the flow of heat across it is equal to one watt per m2
b. (as modifier): tog-rating.
[C20: arbitrary coinage from tog1 (noun)]
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tog
(tɒg)n., v. togged, tog•ging. n.
1. a coat.
2. Usu., togs. clothes.
v.t. 3. to dress (often fol. by out or up).
[1775–85; appar. short for earlier argot togeman(s), togman cloak, coat =toge (late Middle English < Latin toga toga) + -man(s) formative in argot words]
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tog
Past participle: togged
Gerund: togging
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Verb | 1. | tog - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" dress, get dressed - put on clothes; "we had to dress quickly"; "dress the patient"; "Can the child dress by herself?" jacket - put a jacket on; "The men were jacketed" frock - put a frock on shirt - put a shirt on habit - put a habit on vesture - provide or cover with a cloak overclothe, overdress - dress too warmly; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot" underdress - dress without sufficient warmth; "She was underdressed for the hiking trip and suffered hypothermia" corset - dress with a corset shoe - furnish with shoes; "the children were well shoed" coat - cover or provide with a coat gown - dress in a gown change state, turn - undergo a transformation or a change of position or action; "We turned from Socialism to Capitalism"; "The people turned against the President when he stole the election" |
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tog
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Translations
tog
[tɒg]A. VT to tog sb up → ataviar a algn (in de) to tog o.s. up → ataviarse, vestirse (in de) → emperejilarse
to get togged up → ataviarse, vestirse
to get togged up → ataviarse, vestirse
B. N
1. (Brit) (= measure) → tog m calorífico unidad que sirve para medir lo que abrigan los tejidos, prendas de ropa, edredones, etc.
2. togs (= clothes) → ropa fsing
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