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mug up

mug up verb: to study intensely.

Verb

mug up (third-person singular simple present mugs up, present participle mugging up, simple past and past participle mugged up)

  1. (intransitive, slang, transitive) To study intensely.
    • I mugged up on the meaning of road signs before taking my driving test.
    • You need to mug up Tennyson for this class.
    Synonyms:
    bone up, buff up, cram
  2. (intransitive, obsolete, slang) To paint one's face or put on a costume for the purpose of impersonation.

mug up meaning in Tamil

mug up in Tamil

வருத்து

Synonyms of mug up

Forms of mug up

third-person singular presentmugs up
present participlemugging up
past participlemugged up
pastmugged up

Questions about mug up

What does mug up mean?
Mug up means to study intensely.
What is mug up in Tamil?
Mug up in Tamil is வருத்து. See Mug up meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is mug up?
Mug up is a verb.
What is the past tense of mug up?
The past tense of mug up is mugged up.

Words near mug up in the dictionary

  1. mug cakes
  2. mug off
  3. mug shot
  4. mug shots
  5. mug shotted
  6. mug up
  7. mug's game
  8. mug-hunting
  9. mug-shotted
  10. muga
  11. Mugabe

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