What does freshen up mean?

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Verb
  1. (intransitive) to wash or groom oneself in order to be more attractive
  2. (transitive) to freshen, make fresh, revivify, make new.
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Also, keep a packet of mints or chewing gum in your bag in case you need to freshen up later.
If guys do have a spell and get away to freshen up mentally and physically, it's a positive thing.
Still feeling grimy after the long day on the boat, she walked over to the washbasin to freshen up.
Immediately we are reassured by our genial host Eddie Spear that we have plenty time to freshen up before our much-anticipated dinner and he urges us to repair forthwith.
Do you need a recess to freshen up on the finer points of civil law, Counselor?
I snuck off to freshen up and down a much-needed espresso before getting glammed up in the tiny backstage room.

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