"mug up" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: mugs up [present, singular, third-person], mugging up [participle, present], mugged up [participle, past], mugged up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} mug up (third-person singular simple present mugs up, present participle mugging up, simple past and past participle mugged up)
  1. (intransitive, slang) To study intensely. Tags: intransitive, slang Synonyms: bone up, buff up, cram
    Sense id: en-mug_up-en-verb-YOtiV91p
  2. (intransitive, slang, theater, obsolete) To paint one's face or put on a costume for the purpose of impersonation. Tags: intransitive, obsolete, slang Categories (topical): Theater
    Sense id: en-mug_up-en-verb-ABehd6wH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 87 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater

Inflected forms

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