bone up
verb
boned up; boning up; bones up
1
: to try to master necessary information quickly : cram
bone up for the exam
2
: to renew one's skill or refresh one's memory
boned up on the speech just before giving it
Examples of bone up in a Sentence
I suggest you bone up a bit on torts before the next attempt at the bar exam.
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The anatomical basics will allow artists to restore long-extinct animals from the bones up, out to the tiny details of the living creature.
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
Cue outrage among many Bluesky users, particularly those who have boned up on EU data protection law, which does not look kindly on reusing people’s data without their permission.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
Ceja also boned up on creator Malloy’s interpretation of Natasha.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
So for anyone who needs to bone up on all things Dragon, here’s your chance.
—Basma Bedawi, Vulture, 14 June 2024
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Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
Cue outrage among many Bluesky users, particularly those who have boned up on EU data protection law, which does not look kindly on reusing people’s data without their permission.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 29 Nov. 2024
Ceja also boned up on creator Malloy’s interpretation of Natasha.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Apr. 2024
So for anyone who needs to bone up on all things Dragon, here’s your chance.
—Basma Bedawi, Vulture, 14 June 2024
See All Example Sentences for bone up
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“Bone up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bone%20up. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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