Meaning

2 senses

  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.

    study intensively, as before an exam

  2. (intransitive, obsolete, slang)To paint one's face or put on a costume for the purpose of impersonation.

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Ziri came to pick the mug up.

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Forms

mugs up, mugging up, mugged up, mugged up
Base formmug up · to mug up
3rd person singularmugs up
Present participlemugging up
Past simplemugged up
Past participlemugged up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymug up
he, she, itmugs up

Past simpleLesson

all personsmugged up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave mugged up
he, she, ithas mugged up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill mug up

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

9 synonyms
bone upbuff upcram
Close in meaning

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
mufflermugA2muggermuggymugwortmukbang
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