| Main Entry: | brush up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | improve condition |
Synonyms: |
clean up, cram, go over, look over, polish up, read up, refresh one's memory, refurbish, relearn, renovate, reread, retouch, review, revise, study, touch up |
Antonyms: |
forget |
| Main Entry: | polish |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | improve performance, look |
Synonyms: |
amend, better, brush up, correct, cultivate, emend, enhance, finish, furbish, make improvement, mature, mend, perfect, refine, round, sleek, slick, smooth, touch up |
Antonyms: |
deface, ruin, spoil |
| Main Entry: | refresh |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make like new; give new life |
Synonyms: |
brace, breathe new life into, bring around, brush up, cheer, cool, enliven, exhilarate, freshen, inspirit, jog, modernize, prod, prompt, quicken, reanimate, recreate, regain, reinvigorate, rejuvenate, renovate, repair, replenish, restore, resuscitate, revitalize, revive, revivify, stimulate, update, vivify |
Antonyms: |
damage, ruin |
| Main Entry: | review |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | go over again |
Synonyms: |
analyze, brush up, call to mind, check out, check thoroughly, debrief, go over, hash over, look at again, look back on, polish up, reassess, recall, recap, recapitulate, recollect, reconsider, reevaluate, reexamine, reflect on, rehash, remember, rethink, revise, revisit, run over, run through, run up flagpole, summon up, take another look, think over |
| Notes: | a criticism is an evaluation or judgment of something, while critique is a somewhat elevated term for the same thing; review is used as a synonym for these but may also imply a more comprehensive study |
Antonyms: |
ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | sweep |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | brush off, away |
Synonyms: |
broom, brush, brush up, clean, clear, clear up, mop, ready, remove, scrub, tidy, vacuum |
| Main Entry: | touch up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fix up; improve |
Synonyms: |
amend, brush up, do up, enhance, finish off, give a face-lift, gloss, make improvements, modify, patch up, perfect, polish, put finishing touches on, remodel, renew, renovate, repair, retouch, revamp, rework, round off, tease* |
Antonyms: |
break, damage, harm, hurt |
| Main Entry: | wash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bathe, clean |
Synonyms: |
bath, brush up, bubble, clean up, cleanse, dip, do the dishes, do the laundry, douse, drench, float, fresh up, freshen up, hose, imbue, immerse, lap, launder, lave, moisten, rinse, scour, scrub, shampoo, shine, shower, slosh, soak, soap, sponge, starch, swab, take a bath, take a shower, tub, wash up, wet, wipe |
Antonyms: |
dirty |
| Main Entry: | bone up |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | review something intensely |
Synonyms: |
brush up, brush up on, cram, drum, get up, grind away, mug up, polish up, read up, refresh the memory, review, study, swot up |
| Main Entry: | brush up on |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | refresh the memory |
Synonyms: |
bone up, brush up, cram, polish up, read up, review, study |
| Main Entry: | reread |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | read again |
Synonyms: |
brush up, go over, read, reexamine, review, study again |