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brush up vs think

think vs brush up

brush up is not a noun while think is a noun.

brush up and think both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
brush up No No Yes No
think Yes No Yes No
As verbs, think is a hypernym of brush up; that is, think is a word with a broader meaning than brush up:
  • brush up: refresh one's memory
  • think: recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
Other hypernyms of brush up include call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve.
brush up (noun) think (noun)
an instance of deliberate thinking
brush up (verb) think (verb)
bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state bring into a given condition by mental preoccupation
refresh one's memory use or exercise the mind or one's power of reason in order to make inferences, decisions, or arrive at a solution or judgments
judge or regard; look upon; judge
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
expect, believe, or suppose
have in mind as a purpose
be capable of conscious thought
focus one's attention on a certain state
decide by pondering, reasoning, or reflecting
ponder; reflect on, or reason about
have or formulate in the mind
dispose the mind in a certain way
imagine or visualize
Difference between brush up and think

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