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mock up

mock up
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mok uhp]
    • /mɒk ʌp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mok uhp]
    • /mɒk ʌp/

Definitions of mock up words

  • noun mock up a contemptuous or derisive imitative action or speech; mockery or derision. 1
  • noun mock up something mocked or derided; an object of derision. 1
  • noun mock up an imitation; counterfeit; fake. 1
  • noun mock up Shipbuilding. a hard pattern representing the surface of a plate with a warped form, upon which the plate is beaten to shape after furnacing. bed (def 23). 1
  • verb with object mock up to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision. 1
  • verb with object mock up to ridicule by mimicry of action or speech; mimic derisively. 1

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Origin of mock up

First appearance:

before 1915
One of the 14% newest English words
First recorded in 1915-20; noun use of verb phrase mock up

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Mock up

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mock up popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

mock up usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mock up

noun mock up

  • picture — a visual representation of a person, object, or scene, as a painting, drawing, photograph, etc.: I carry a picture of my grandchild in my wallet.
  • photograph — a picture produced by photography.
  • figure — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
  • image — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.
  • portrait — a likeness of a person, especially of the face, as a painting, drawing, or photograph: a gallery of family portraits.

Antonyms for mock up

noun mock up

  • being — Being is the present participle of be1.
  • original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
  • photographer — a person who takes photographs, especially one who practices photography professionally.
  • descendant — Someone's descendants are the people in later generations who are related to them.

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