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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bone up vb - (adverb; when intr, usually followed by on) informal to study intensively
bone /boʊn/USA pronunciation n., v., boned, bon•ing. n. - Anatomy, Zoology
- [countable] one of the parts of the skeleton of an animal's body:broke a bone in his arm.
- Anatomy[uncountable] the hard, strong white tissue forming these parts:This area is surrounded by bone.
- such a part from an animal that can be eaten:[countable]some soup bones.
- bones, [plural]
- the skeleton.
- a body: to rest one's weary bones.
- [uncountable] the color of bone;
ivory or off-white.
v. - [~ + object] to remove the bones from: to bone a turkey.
- Informal Terms bone up, [no object]to study hard for;
cram:to bone up for an exam.
Idioms- Idioms feel in one's bones, [feel + object + in + one's + bones] to be sure or certain of something without knowing why:There's going to be a problem with her; I can feel it in my bones.
- Idioms have a bone to pick with someone, to have a reason for arguing with someone:I have a bone to pick with you: Why were all your workers taking two-hour lunches?
- Idioms make no bones about, [~ + object] to act or speak openly, without fear and without hesitating:made no bones about her contempt for her boss.
- Idioms to the bone,
- to the bare minimum: Social services have been cut to the bone.
- to an extreme degree;
completely: I'm chilled to the bone.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bone (bōn),USA pronunciation n., v., boned, bon•ing, adv. n. - Anatomy, Zoology
- one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
- the hard connective tissue forming the substance of the skeleton of most vertebrates, composed of a collagen-rich organic matrix impregnated with calcium, phosphate, and other minerals.
- such a structure from an edible animal, usually with meat adhering to it, as an article of food:Pea soup should be made with a ham bone.
- Zoologyany of various similarly hard or structural animal substances, as ivory or whalebone.
- something made of or resembling such a substance.
- a small concession, intended to pacify or quiet;
a conciliatory bribe or gift:The administration threw the student protesters a couple of bones, but refused to make any basic changes in the curriculum or requirements. - bones:
- the skeleton.
- a body:Let his bones rest in peace.
- Gamesdice.
- Show Business(cap.) See Mr. Bones.
- Music and Dancea simple rhythm instrument consisting of two sometimes curved bars or short strips of bone, ivory, wood, or the like, held between the fingers of one hand and clacked together.
- the color of bone;
ivory or off-white. - Clothinga flat strip of whalebone or other material for stiffening corsets, petticoats, etc.;
stay. - Gamesa domino.
- Idioms feel in one's bones, to think or feel intuitively:She felt in her bones that it was going to be a momentous day.
- Idioms have a bone to pick with someone, to have cause to disagree or argue with someone:The teacher had a bone to pick with him because his homework paper was identical with his neighbor's.
- Idioms make no bones about:
- to deal with in a direct manner;
act or speak openly:He makes no bones about his dislike of modern music. - to have no fear of or objection to.
- Idioms to the bone:
- to the essentials;
to the minimum:The government cut social service programs to the bone. - to an extreme degree;
thoroughly:chilled to the bone.
v.t. - to remove the bones from:to bone a turkey.
- Clothingto put whalebone or another stiffener into (clothing).
- Agricultureto put bone meal into (feed, fertilizer, etc.).
- Informal Terms bone up, to study intensely;
cram:We're going to have to bone up for the exam.
adv. - completely;
absolutely:bone tired.
- Indo-European *osdos ( Greek ózos, Armenian ost)
- Indo-European *Host- ( Latin os(s), Albanian asht, Avestan ast-, Hittite hast-ai), which fell together in Gmc with *astaz branch ( German Ast)
- Gmc *bainan (neuter), probably origin, originally past participle (compare Old Irish benaid (he) hews), meaning "lopped off,'' from butchering of animals; origin, originally in phrase *bainan astan lopped-off bone or branch (hence, "leg,'' as a branch of the body); replacing *astan bone
- bef. 900; Middle English bo(o)n, Old English bān; cognate with Old Frisian, Old Saxon bēn, Dutch been bone, Old Norse bein bone, leg, German Bein leg (-bein bone, in compounds);
- Place Namesformer name of Annaba.
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