Mug up meaning
Mug up is a phrasal verb that means to informally study a subject rapidly before an examination.
- Past simple
- mugged up
- Past participle
- mugged up
- -ing form
- mugging up
What mug up means
study rapidly for examB2informal
To informally study a subject rapidly before an examination
I spent the weekend mugging up on European history.
Similar phrasal verbs
With mug: mug off.
With up: wake up, pick up, grow up, line up, make up, set up, put up, go up, bring up, mess up.
Common questions
What does mug up mean?
To informally study a subject rapidly before an examination.
What is the past tense of mug up?
Mugged up, which is also its past participle.
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