Antonyms for crack the books
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : krak |
| Phonetic Transcription : kræk |
Definition of crack the books
Origin :- Old English cracian "make a sharp noise," from Proto-Germanic *krakojan (cf. Middle Dutch craken, Dutch kraken, German krachen), probably imitative. Related: Cracked; cracking. To crack a smile is from 1840s; to crack the whip in the figurative sense is from 1940s.
- As in learn : verb acquire information
- As in study : verb contemplate, learn
- As in lucubrate : verb study
Synonyms for crack the books
- apply oneself
- apprentice
- attain
- be taught
- be trained
- become able
- become versed
- bone up
- brood over
- brush up on
- burn midnight oil
- bury oneself in
- coach
- cogitate
- commit to memory
- con
- consider
- crack the books
- cram
- determine
- dig
- dive into
- drink in
- enroll
- examine
- excogitate
- gain
- get
- get down pat
- get the hang of
- get the knack of
- go into
- go over
- grasp
- grind
- hit the books
- imbibe
- improve mind
- inquire
- learn
- learn the ropes
- lucubrate
- major in
- master
- matriculate
- meditate
- memorize
- mind
- minor in
- mull over
- perpend
- peruse
- pick up
- plug
- plunge
- polish up
- ponder
- pore over
- prepare
- read
- read up
- receive
- refresh
- review
- soak up
- specialize in
- study
- take course
- take in
- think
- think out
- think over
- train in
- tutor
- wade through
- weigh
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