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To open a book in order to study. — Usually used with a negative.
Categories: slang study verb
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crack a book

[crack a book]  {v. phr.},  {slang}
To open a book in order to study. — Usually used with a negative.
John did not crack a book until the night before the exam.
Many students think they can pass without cracking a book.
Categories: slang study verb
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To study your school assignments, prepare for classes.
Categories: informal study verb
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hit the books

[hit the books]  {v. phr.},  {informal}
To study your school assignments, prepare for classes.
Jack broke away from his friends, saying, "I've got to hit the books."
Categories: informal study verb
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To find out the facts about; examine; study; inspect.
Compare: [GO INTO] (4), [SEE ABOUT].
Categories: study verb
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look into

[look into]  {v.}
To find out the facts about; examine; study; inspect.
The mayor felt he should look into the decrease of income from parking meters.
Mr. Jones said he was looking into the possibility of buying a house.
Compare: [GO INTO] (4), [SEE ABOUT].
Categories: study verb
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One who acquires new skills and habits in record time.
Categories: noun study time
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quick study

[quick study]  {n. phr.}
One who acquires new skills and habits in record time.
Sue is new at her job but people have confidence in her because she is a quick study.
Categories: noun study time
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A change of ideas or opinions resulting from more thought or study.
Compare: [THINK BETTER OF].
Categories: noun study
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second thought

[second thought]  {n.}
A change of ideas or opinions resulting from more thought or study.
Your second thoughts are very often wiser than your first ideas.
We decided to climb the mountain, but on second thought realized that it was too dangerous.
Compare: [THINK BETTER OF].
Categories: noun study
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A company of researchers who spend their time developing ideas and concepts.
Categories: noun study time
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think tank

[think tank]  {n.}
A company of researchers who spend their time developing ideas and concepts.
The government hired a think tank to study the country's need for coins, and was advised to stop making pennies.
Categories: noun study time
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To learn through persistent questioning; draw out from.
Categories: study verb
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warm out

[warm out]  {v. phr.}
To learn through persistent questioning; draw out from.
I finally wormed out of her the reason she broke off her engagement to Larry.
Categories: study verb
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To blindly memorize what was taught without thinking about it.
Categories: verb
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learn by rote

[learn by rote]  {v. phr.}
To blindly memorize what was taught without thinking about it.
If you learn a subject by rote, it will be difficult to say anything original about it.
Categories: verb
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By exact memorizing; so well that you remember it; by memory.
Categories: adverb
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by heart

[by heart]  {adv. phr.}
By exact memorizing; so well that you remember it; by memory.
The pupils learned many poems by heart.
He knew the records of the major league teams by heart.
Categories: adverb
A Dictionary of American Idioms