MUG UP meaning: Cram or memorize information quickly

We found 16 dictionaries that define the word mug up:

General (12 matching dictionaries)

mug up: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
mug up: Merriam-Webster
mug up: Collins English Dictionary
mug up: Vocabulary.com
mug (sth) up: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
mug up: Wiktionary
mug up: Dictionary.com
mug up: Rhymezone
mug up: FreeDictionary.org
mug up: Mnemonic Dictionary
mug up: TheFreeDictionary.com

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mug up: Encyclopedia

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)

mug up, mug up, mug up: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
mug up: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
mug up: Urban Dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (mug up)

▸ verb: (intransitive, slang) To study intensely.
▸ verb: (intransitive, slang, theater, obsolete) To paint one's face or put on a costume for the purpose of impersonation.

Similar:

bone up, swot, get up, cram, drum, bone, grind away, swot up, hunker down, study, more...

Opposite:

forget, unlearn, ignore, disregard

Adjectives:

seeking, lead, trial, searching, sound, apply, bone, overture, open door, go, beckoning

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