HyperDic: mug_up

English > 1 sense of the expression mug up:
VERBcognitionmug up, cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, swot up, bonestudy intensively, as before an exam
English > mug up: 1 sense > verb 1, cognition
Meaningstudy intensively, as before an exam.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s something PP
Synonymscram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, swot up, bone
Broaderstudy, hit the booksLearn by reading books
Similar tocramPrepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
Spanishempollar, estudiar

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