bone up

Verb

Meaning

study intensively, as before an exam

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

cram swot mug up grind away swot up study drum learn review bone revise get-up hit the books go over brush up

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Antonyms

unlearn come unprepared be unwilling to study not study be unwilling to learn not learn

Hypernyms

study hit the books

Examples

It was a show where you were given a quote out of current events and you had to identify who said it. I was reading eight newspapers a day and had compiled a file of about 300 quotes. I really had to do my research. The White House press didn't have to bone up on any of it. June Lockhart

I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam Source: Internet

The Iliad is the place to bone up on that one. Source: Internet

If you’re not aware of it already, please bone up on the concept of intersectionality. Source: Internet

You may also want to bone up on first-date hacks to help you make a great first impression on your online matches. Source: Internet

Towards that goal, I offer a recent post on Slashdot that provides advise on how programmers can bone up for the latter. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

bone to pick bone trephine bone turquoise bone up on bone wax bone-ash cup