verb
1. refresh one's memory (Freq. 1)
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I reviewed the material before the test
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Somebody ——s something
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Somebody ——s PP
2. bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state
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polish your social manners
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Somebody ——s something
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Something ——s something
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[verb]
revise, bone up (informal), cram, go over, polish up, read up, refresh one's memory, relearn, study
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transitive verb1. : to polish up or improve by eliminating small imperfections
spent their off time in brushing up their act
2. : to refresh one's memory of : renew one's skill in or knowledge of
brush up your Shakespeare
brushed up his piano technique
: to refresh one's memory : renew one's skill or knowledge — used with on
brushing up on his golf
brushing up on their understanding of the accepted maritime law — F.L.Paxson
brush up on the significant dates before the history exam
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brush up
1. To freshen one's appearance
2. To clean and tidy
3. To renew one's knowledge of (a subject; sometimes with on) (brushˈ-up noun)
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Main Entry: ↑brush
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ˌbrush ˈup [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they brush up he/she/it brushes up present participle brushing up past tense brushed up past participle brushed up] phrasal verb
to practise and improve your skills or knowledge of something
I took a class to brush up my German before the trip.
Thesaurus: practice and practising doing somethingsynonym
Main entry: brush
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brush up [phrasal verb]
brush up or brush up (something) : to improve your skill at (something) or increase your knowledge of (something)
My Spanish is very rusty. I need to brush up before I go on my vacation to Mexico.
I need to brush up my Spanish.
— often + on
I need to brush up on my Spanish.
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Main Entry: ↑brush
Useful english dictionary. 2012.