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    [Noun]  | "study" | \ ˈstə-dē \


    1: a state of contemplation : reverie

    2: application of the mental faculties to the acquisition of knowledge

    3: such application in a particular field or to a specific subject

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English studie, from Anglo-French estudie, from Latin studium, from studēre to devote oneself, study; probably akin to Latin tundere to beat {mat|contusion|};

    [Noun]  | "study hall" 


    1: a room in a school set aside for study

    2: a period in a student's day set aside for study and homework

    Origin: 1813 ;

    [Noun]  | "brown study" 


    1: a state of serious absorption or abstraction

    Origin: circa 1555 ;

    [Noun]  | "case study" 


    1: an intensive analysis of an individual unit (such as a person or community) stressing developmental factors in relation to environment

    2: case history

    Origin: 1914 ;

    [Noun]  | "self-study" | \ ˌself-ˈstə-dē \


    1: study of oneself; also : a record of observations from such study

    Origin: 1547 ;

    [Noun]  | "work-study program" | \ ˈwərk-ˈstə-dē- \


    1: a program that offers high school or college students part-time jobs in order to provide financial assistance or work experience

    Origin: 1946 ;

    [Noun]  | "fast/quick study" 


    1: a person who learns things quickly

    [Noun]  | "feasibility study" 


    1: a study to show if something can be done

    [Verb]  | "study" 


    1: to engage in study

    2: to undertake formal study of a subject

    3: meditate, reflect

    Origin: 13th century ;

    [Noun phrase]  | "course of study" 


    1: curriculum

    2: course

    Origin: 1647 ;

    [Noun]  | "study" 


    1: a systematic search for the truth or facts about something;


      * e.g., " ... conducted a study to determine the sleep needs of adolescents "



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    2: the state of being lost in thought;


      * e.g., " ... found her staring at the fire in a deep study "



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    3: a careful weighing of the reasons for or against something;


      * e.g., " ... the idea is under study by the city council "



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    [Noun]  | "brown study" 


    1: as in woolgathering, study;


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    [Noun]  | "case study" 


    1: a published piece of writing about a person, group, or situation that has been studied over time;


      * e.g., " ... a case study of prisoners "



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    [Verb]  | "study" 


    1: to use the mind to acquire knowledge;


      * e.g., " ... you'll have to study hard and learn all about the Revolutionary War in order to pass the history test "




    2: to commit to memory;


      * e.g., " ... having carefully studied the document, he could repeat what it said exactly "



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    3: to give serious and careful thought to;


      * e.g., " ... scientists who study the origin of the universe "



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    [Phrase]  | "course of study" 


    1: a series of lectures on a subject;


      * e.g., " ... He finally found a course of study he was interested in. "



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    [Phrase]  | "courses of study" 


    1: a series of lectures on a subject;


      * e.g., " ... He finally found a course of study he was interested in. "



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     [ "study" ]

    1: Texting, eating and watching TV with an open textbook nearby

      * e.g.,  ... Dude, I have to study 

     [ "study" ]

    1: no homework

      * e.g.,  ... teacher: alright class, the homework is to study 

     [ "study" ]

    1: To go over to the opposite sex's house not to study, but to "study." "Studying" usually involves fooling around without any pants on.

      * e.g.,  ... "I'm going over to Amanda's house to 'study'" 

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    1: Memorizing material the day before a test (the day of for some) and completely forgetting all the information exactly after the test is taken, or sometimes even before.

      * e.g.,  ... Oh crap the test is tomorrow! I guess I should study. I wonder what chapters it's on. 

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    1: pointless action of overworking the brain, memorizing information to find the test has none of that information on it

      * e.g.,  ... study or write entries for urbandictionary, either way you'll fail. 

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    1: To trick ones self into believing that by actually going over your "school" notes it will infact help you in the long term, but instead you just look at all the dumb shit your mates have written on the back of your text book.

      * e.g.,  ... me: mum im gonna do some study! 

     [ "study" ]

    1: Sitting in your room and writing nonsense on the Wall of urbandictionary.com or/and adding new definition entries in mad succession in the hope that at least one gets published and "oh wouldn't it be sweet victory if one made it to the front page".

      * e.g.,  ... Go and study, you turkey!  

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    1: To make out. "Study" is used as a secrect code infront of you'r parents Yes Jesse Making out!!

      * e.g.,  ... "I'm going to Jessica's house with James to "study"!!" 

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    1: v. to mill about aimlessly, paying no heed to one's assigned labors for several hours, then doing it

      * e.g.,  ... I'm gonna go study at the arcade. Be back in a few hours. 

     [ "study" ]

    1: Code word given when speaking of smoking marijuana when over the phone or in public.

      * e.g.,  ... So bring your pipe over and we'll "study" 

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    2: Also see homework

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