jazz
♦ jazz /dʒ'æz/ (jazzes jazzing jazzed)
[N-UNCOUNT] oft N n
Jazz is a style of music that was invented by African American musicians in the early part of the twentieth century. Jazz music has very strong rhythms and often involves improvisation.
The pub has live jazz on Sundays.jazz up
1 [PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), V n P
If you jazz something up, you make it look more interesting, colourful, or exciting. (INFORMAL)
Mary Ann had made an effort at jazzing up the chilly modern interiors...
I don't think they're just jazzing it up for the media.
2 [PHRASAL VERB] V n P, V P n (not pron)
If someone jazzes up a piece of music, they change it in order to make it sound more like popular music or jazz.
Instead of playing it in the traditional style, she jazzed it up...
Stephen and I are going to jazz up the love songs...
[N-UNCOUNT] oft N n
Jazz is a style of music that was invented by African American musicians in the early part of the twentieth century. Jazz music has very strong rhythms and often involves improvisation.
The pub has live jazz on Sundays.jazz up
1 [PHRASAL VERB] V P n (not pron), V n P
If you jazz something up, you make it look more interesting, colourful, or exciting. (INFORMAL)
Mary Ann had made an effort at jazzing up the chilly modern interiors...
I don't think they're just jazzing it up for the media.
2 [PHRASAL VERB] V n P, V P n (not pron)
If someone jazzes up a piece of music, they change it in order to make it sound more like popular music or jazz.
Instead of playing it in the traditional style, she jazzed it up...
Stephen and I are going to jazz up the love songs...