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 images of a gleaming glass tower emblazoned with his last name that will serve as his presidential library once he leaves office.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

At this moment, the program doesn’t exist except in mock-up posters displayed at the Dec. 22 Mar-a-Lago announcement.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 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

A mock-up of a triumphal arch sat on Trump's Resolute Desk in the Oval Office as he met Finnish President Alex Stubb on Thursday, an AFP journalist and photographer saw.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

Robin was all excited by the mock-up gliders my father built.

From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep

Related Words

• copy
• figure
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