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brush up

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  • verb idiomatic To review; to improve an existing but rusty or under-developed skill.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb refresh one's memory
  • verb bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

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synonyms (36)

Words with the same meaning

  1. bone up
  2. brighten up
  3. cram
  4. cram up
  5. dress
  6. fettle
  7. fix
  8. freshen
  9. furbish
  10. furbish up
  11. get up
  12. get up on
  13. groom
  14. manicure
  15. plume
  16. polish
  17. polish up
  18. preen
  19. read up on
  20. refresh the memory
  21. renovate
  22. repair
  23. restudy
  24. retouch
  25. review
  26. revive
  27. rub up
  28. shine
  29. spruce
  30. spruce up
  31. study up
  32. study up on
  33. tone up
  34. touch up
  35. vamp
  36. vamp up

hypernyms (9)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. call up
  2. call-back
  3. hone
  4. perfect
  5. recall
  6. recollect
  7. remember
  8. retrieve
  9. think

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