"brush-up" meaning in English

See brush-up in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: brush-ups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} brush-up (plural brush-ups)
  1. (informal) A slight correction or modification. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-brush-up-en-noun-XjxcOPsw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54
  2. (informal) A review of a topic to be learned. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-brush-up-en-noun-dsqb3eM4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 54

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