mock-up

noun

ˈmäk-ˌəp How to pronounce mock-up (audio)
ˈmȯk-
Synonyms of mock-upnext
1
: a full-sized structural model built to scale chiefly for study, testing, or display
2
: a working sample (as of a magazine) for reviewing format, layout, or content

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The cups may have been empty, but the gesture wasn't, as the wife and children of the late Toby Keith, backed by the cup-wielding crowd, posed with a mock-up of a highway sign for the future Toby Keith Expressway. Brandy McDonnell, Oklahoman, 3 Mar. 2026 Moreno said the union would create a model, a mock-up, to show to the homeowners. Eric Adler march 1, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2026 It should be noted that in-hand images of the black colorway have yet to surface and pictured here are instead speculative mock-ups of what the pair is expected to look like. Riley Jones, Footwear News, 21 Feb. 2026 Landscape architect Rick Parisi also presented mock-ups showing the foliage that will accent the ballroom grounds and the relocation of a fountain on the east edge of the White House campus. Arden Farhi, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for mock-up

Word History

First Known Use

1920, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of mock-up was in 1920

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“Mock-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mock-up. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.

Kids Definition

mock-up

noun
ˈmäk-ˌəp
ˈmȯk-
: a full-sized model built for study, testing, or display
a mock-up of a car

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