Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brush up to

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.23 in modern English

Syllables
brush up -to
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To flatter or suck up to someone

Archaic; Slang

Usage

Inflected Forms

brushes up to (present, singular) brushing up to (participle, present) brushed up to (participle, past) brushed up to (past)

Synonyms

jolly lay it on thick puff brush up to collogue flatter flatterize glaver gloze make fair weather palaver preen

Questions

What does brush up to mean?
To flatter or suck up to someone

How to pronounce brush up to

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