swot

[ swot ]

/ swɒt /

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verb (used with object), noun swot·ted, swot·ting,

swat¹.

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OTHER WORDS FROM swot

swotter, noun

Words nearby swot

sword-swallower, swordswoman, swordtail, swore, sworn, swot, swotter, swotty, swound, 'swounds, swozzle

Other definitions for swot (2 of 2)

swot²

[ swot ]

/ swɒt /

British Slang.

verb (used without object), swot·ted, swot·ting.

to study or work hard.

noun

a student who studies assiduously, especially to the exclusion of other activities or interests; grind.

hard study or hard work; concentrated effort.

Origin of swot

First recorded in 1840–50; dialectal variant of sweat

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How to use swot in a sentence

His tormentors realised that he was not a mere "swot," that he had fists and knew how to use them.
War Letters of a Public-School Boy|Paul Jones.
But Sir Toady Lion says he isn't going to have any—being married is ever such a swot, and children are all little pigs.
Sweethearts at Home|S. R. Crockett
However, as I never do much else I'm able to swot the French all right.
The Lonely Unicorn|Alec Waugh
I told 'em to keep my fire in—I'm going to swot like blazes to-night.
In Accordance with the Evidence|Oliver Onions

Swot is, as the querist supposes, a military cant term, and a sufficiently vulgar one too.
Notes and Queries 1850.04.06|Various

British Dictionary definitions for swot (1 of 3)

swot¹

/ (swɒt) British informal /

verb swots, swotting or swotted

(often foll by up) to study (a subject) intensively, as for an examination; cram

noun

Also called: swotter (ˈswɒtə) a person who works or studies hard

hard work or grind

Also called: swat

Word Origin for swot

C19: dialect variant of sweat (n)

British Dictionary definitions for swot (2 of 3)

swot²

/ (swɒt) /

verb, noun swots, swotting or swotted

a variant of swat 1

British Dictionary definitions for swot (3 of 3)

SWOT

abbreviation for

strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats: an analysis of a product made before it is marketed

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