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Synonyms for brush up

  • verb

Most common

round round off polish polish up review refresh rub up

Synonyms by meaning

Verb

1. Round

round, round off, polish, polish up

2. Review

review, refresh

Other

rub up, bone up slang

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To paint, or make clean or bright with a brush.

  2. v. 2

    To review; to improve an existing but rusty or underdeveloped skill.

    I'll need to brush up (on) my Greek before my trip to Athens.

Related words

Other spellings
brush-up brushup

Example sentences

  • round This fact shows that the earth goes round the sun.
  • polish These sentences in Polish have different meanings.
  • review I just scored 15/15 on a review test for Unit II.
  • refresh Moderate exercise will refresh both mind and body.

By length

5 letters
round1
6 letters
review2, polish2
7 letters
refresh2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (review2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
dérouiller
Deutsch
prügeln