Antonyms for brush up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : bruhsh

Phonetic Transcription : brʌʃ

forget

Definition of brush up

Origin : "dust-sweeper, a brush for sweeping," late 14c., also, c.1400, "brushwood, brushes;" from Old French broisse (Modern French brosse) "a brush" (13c.), perhaps from Vulgar Latin *bruscia "a bunch of new shoots" (used to sweep away dust), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *bruskaz "underbrush."

verb improve condition

Example sentences :

"If he did, I 'd try and brush up his memory a bit," said Davis, curtly.
Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever

I had me uniform to brush up an' me soord to polish,' says Father Kelly. '
Extract from : « Mr. Dooley in Peace and in War » by Finley Peter Dunne

You must brush up your French, Miss Blanche, for we have not used it lately.
Extract from : « Four Young Explorers » by Oliver Optic

Don Boxos, you've only got to give yourself a brush up, and she's yours.
Extract from : « Happy-Thought Hall » by F. C. Burnand

I wish to brush up my recollections of what a frigate is like.
Extract from : « Paddy Finn » by W. H. G. Kingston

First, we must all wash and brush up, for we are invited out to dinner!
Extract from : « Blue Bonnet's Ranch Party » by C. E. Jacobs

You must brush up my red plush, and I will go straight to his excellency.
Extract from : « Love and Intrigue » by Friedrich Schiller

"Brush up that hay-seed, then I'll tell you all about her," said mamma.
Extract from : « The Nursery, August 1881, Vol. XXX » by Various

A wash and a brush up,' as our saying is, and you'll be all right.
Extract from : « The Burglars' Club » by Henry A. Hering

Many of us decided that it was indeed time for us to brush up our French.
Extract from : « A Company of Tanks » by W. H. L. Watson

Synonyms for brush up

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