mock-up

American  

[mok-uhp] / ˈmɒkˌʌp /

Or mockup

noun

1. a model, often full-size, for study, testing, or teaching.

   a mock-up of an experimental aircraft.

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mock-up British  

noun

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

2. a layout of printed matter

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verb

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

Etymology

Origin of mock-up

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

Example Sentences

President Trump released mock-up video of his presidential library, a gleaming glass tower in downtown Miami.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

That purported healing is taking place at “Free Spirits Wellness Center,” a mock-up clinic led by Sting dedicated to advance physiological and cognitive expansion for people working under intense pressure.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

As part of renewed efforts to solve this case, police have released mock-up facial images showing how the man may have looked aged in his 50s, 60s and 70s.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

In addition to winged Victories like that shown in the mock-up Trump’s arch, the sculptural program of the Arch of Severus includes depictions of four major battles in Parthia and the spoils of war.

From Salon • Nov. 5, 2025

The Killing House was a fake—a mock-up of an embassy used to train the SAS in the art of hostage release.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz

Related Words

• copy
• figure
• image
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