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mock-up

or mock·up

[ mok-uhp ]

/ ˈmɒkˌʌp /

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noun

a model, often full-size, for study, testing, or teaching: a mock-up of an experimental aircraft.

Origin of mock-up

First recorded in 1915–20; noun use of verb phrase mock up

Words nearby mock-up

mock pendulum, mock pennyroyal, mock sun, mock turtle soup, mock-heroic, mock-up, mockado, mocker, mockernut, mockers, mockery

Example sentences from the Web for mock-up

“WANTED,” the ad reads in a mock-up of old-style Wild West posters.

Texas Calls All Gun-Toting Yanks |David Freedlander |January 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Contemporary jewelry designer Chris Habana just released a mock-up of the bra in necklace form.

Bra of the Century |Rebecca Dana |June 15, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
He was propped up in his bed with a mock-up of the cover of his new novel in hand.

My Dishy Phone Calls With Dominick Dunne |Jane Hitchcock |August 27, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
In the end, she used the orange to mock-up versions of the dress, then promptly forgot it.

The Slumdog Stylist |Dale Hrabi |November 22, 2008 |DAILY BEAST

"They must have clamped him into some mock-up," Scriven murmured.

The Brain |Alexander Blade

British Dictionary definitions for mock-up

mock-up

noun

a working full-scale model of a machine, apparatus, etc, for testing, research, etc

a layout of printed matter

verb mock up

(tr, adverb) to build or make a mock-up of