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MUG UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mug up mean? 

MUG UP (verb)
  The verb MUG UP has 1 sense:

1. study intensively, as before an examplay

  Familiarity information: MUG UP used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MUG UP (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Study intensively, as before an exam

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

bone; bone up; cram; drum; get up; grind away; mug up; swot; swot up

Context example:

I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam

Hypernyms (to "mug up" is one way to...):

hit the books; study (learn by reading books)

Verb group:

cram (prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something PP


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