swot

¹ American  

[swot] / swɒt /

verb (used with object)

swotted, swotting

1. swat.

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swot ² American  

[swot] / swɒt /

verb (used without object)

swotted, swotting

1. to study or work hard.

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noun

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

2. hard study or hard work; concentrated effort.

swot ¹ British  

/ swɒt /

verb

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

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noun

1. Also called: swotter.  a person who works or studies hard

2. hard work or grind

SWOT ² British  

abbreviation

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

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swot ³ British  

/ swɒt /

verb

1. a variant of swat 1

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Other Word Forms

• swotter noun

Etymology

Origin of swot

First recorded in 1840–50; dialectal variant of sweat

Example Sentences

She calls herself a swot, which translates roughly to an overenthusiastic student.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2019

Their traders swot up on all sorts of exotic sporting knowledge, but for the Paralympics they will only be putting up odds for the likes of David Weir and Ellie Simmonds, if at all.

From BBC • Sep. 5, 2016

For all his brains and later academic renown, he was no swot: he started cramming five days before finals, from an undemanding textbook nicknamed “Economics for the Half-witted Child”.

From Economist • Aug. 13, 2015

So if you want to get the scoop on friends and colleagues, swot up on this list…

From Forbes • Jun. 5, 2015

"I never saw anyone swot like you, Laura," said Lottie Lowman at one of the monitresses' meetings.

From The Girls of St. Cyprian's A Tale of School Life by Brazil, Angela