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noun a brief review or practice to refresh one's memory or skill

verb to improve or refresh one's knowledge or skills in a particular subject

• I need to brush up on my knowledge of the new tax laws before the meeting.
• I should brush up on my guitar skills before the talent show.
• I better brush up on my dance moves if I want to impress at the party.
• After years of not speaking, it was time to brush up on our friendship and reconnect.

adjective serving to correct or remedy; intended to correct

• The company implemented a series of corrective measures to address the issue.
• She had to undergo corrective surgery to fix her vision.
• I need to do some corrective work on my resume before sending it out.
• His stern words served as a corrective to her reckless behavior.

noun a day marked by special enthusiasm, activity, or celebration

• The students had a field day conducting experiments in the science lab.
• We had a field day exploring the new shopping mall.
• I had a field day binge-watching my favorite TV show.
• The comedian had a field day poking fun at current events during his stand-up routine.

noun a place or situation from which an action or process is initiated

• The astronauts prepared for liftoff on the launching pad.
• We watched the rocket take off from the launching pad.
• Let's meet at the launching pad before the event starts.
• The new office building served as a launching pad for the company's expansion.

noun an act of repeating or being repeated

verb to say or do something again

adjective done or occurring again

adverb in a repeated manner

• Please repeat the experiment to ensure accurate results.
• Can you repeat what you just said? I didn't catch it.
• I'm gonna need you to run that by me again, repeat it for me.
• History has a tendency to repeat itself, so we must learn from our mistakes.

verb to study intensively, especially for an examination

• She spent hours swotting up on the latest research before the conference.
• I caught him swotting for the exam at the last minute.
• I can't believe she's still swotting away at that project.
• He's been swotting like crazy to improve his chess game.

noun a way of carrying out a particular task, especially the execution or performance of an artistic work or a scientific procedure

• The artist used a traditional painting technique to create a realistic portrait.
• I learned a new cooking technique from watching a video online.
• Check out this cool technique I picked up for fixing my car!
• She used a clever technique to navigate through the tricky situation.

noun A unit of weight equal to 16 ounces

verb To crush or grind something into small pieces or a powder

• The chef instructed his sous chef to pound up the spices in a mortar and pestle.
• I'm going to pound up this chicken breast to make it thinner for the recipe.
• I watched him pound up the weights at the gym like a beast.
• The news of the scandal really caused the stock prices to pound up quickly.

noun a track-and-field contest made up of seven events, typically consisting of the 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-meter dash, long jump, javelin throw, and 800-meter run

• She trained rigorously for the upcoming heptathlon competition.
• He's been getting ready for the heptathlon event next month.
• She's a beast at the heptathlon!
• Navigating through all the tasks at work felt like a heptathlon.