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Vocabulary : Phrasal Verbs : M : mock up

mock up

Meaning: to make a model of something to show how it will look or work

For example:

  • mock up sth After making detailed drawings, they went to the next step and mocked up the newly-designed unit.

  • mock sth up I mocked a simple version up so that I could play the game with my students to see how it worked.

Note: The closely-related noun "mock-up" can also be used, as in "We made a mock-up of the new design and showed it to the marketing team."

Quick Quiz:

One of our craftsmen mocked up the
  1. new shoe design
  2. new accountant
  3. new exercise program

Grammar explanation: separable and non-separable phrasal verbs

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