ALL meanings of bone up
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B b - verb bone up to study intensively 3
- noun bone up Anatomy, Zoology. one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate. the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals. 1
- noun bone up such a structure from an edible animal, usually with meat adhering to it, as an article of food: Pea soup should be made with a ham bone. 1
- noun bone up any of various similarly hard or structural animal substances, as ivory or whalebone. 1
- noun bone up something made of or resembling such a substance. 1
- noun bone up a small concession, intended to pacify or quiet; a conciliatory bribe or gift: The administration threw the student protesters a couple of bones, but refused to make any basic changes in the curriculum or requirements. 1
- noun bone up bones. the skeleton. a body: Let his bones rest in peace. Games Slang. dice. (initial capital letter) Mr. Bones. a simple rhythm instrument consisting of two sometimes curved bars or short strips of bone, ivory, wood, or the like, held between the fingers of one hand and clacked together. 1
- noun bone up the color of bone; ivory or off-white. 1
- noun bone up a flat strip of whalebone or other material for stiffening corsets, petticoats, etc.; stay. 1
- noun bone up Games Slang. a domino. 1
- verb with object bone up to remove the bones from: to bone a turkey. 1
- verb with object bone up to put whalebone or another stiffener into (clothing). 1
- verb with object bone up Agriculture. to put bone meal into (feed, fertilizer, etc.). 1
- adverb bone up completely; absolutely: bone tired. 1
- idioms bone up bone up, Informal. to study intensely; cram: We're going to have to bone up for the exam. 1
- idioms bone up feel in one's bones, to think or feel intuitively: She felt in her bones that it was going to be a momentous day. 1
- idioms bone up have a bone to pick with someone, to have cause to disagree or argue with someone: The teacher had a bone to pick with him because his homework paper was identical with his neighbor's. 1
- idioms bone up make no bones about, to deal with in a direct manner; act or speak openly: He makes no bones about his dislike of modern music. to have no fear of or objection to. 1
- idioms bone up to the bone, to the essentials; to the minimum: The government cut social service programs to the bone. to an extreme degree; thoroughly: chilled to the bone. 1
- intransitivephrasal verbs bone up revise knowledge 1
- verb bone up (Intransitive Verb) IDI To study or cram, especially in order to refresh one's knowledge of a topic. 0