bone up en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(intransitive, slang) To study or cram, especially in order to refresh one's knowledge of a topic.
Information acquired in that way, makes an impression ; this "boning" up for an examination is all right as a finishing touch, but it will not last.
1913, William Christian Schmeisser, Are You Going To College?, page 132:Now is the perfect time to bone up on your fashion history.
2004 September 14, Kate Novack, “Fashion Literacy”, in Time:Here's your chance to bone up on the segregating, or crediting, or whatever you call it.
1914, Kathleen Norris, chapter 2, in Saturday's Child:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| boning up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| bones up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| boned up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| boned up | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Relateds
Synonyms
review · brush up · revise · rub up
Translations (6)
ru зубри́ть (to study) · el ξεσκονίζω (to study) · pl podkuwać (to study) · es quemarse las pestañas (to study) · fr potasser (to study) · pl podkuć (to study)