swot

1
[ swot ]

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

Other words from swot

  • swotter, noun

Other definitions for swot (2 of 2)

swot2
[ swot ]

verb (used without object),swot·ted, swot·ting.
  1. to study or work hard.

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.

Origin of swot

2
First recorded in 1840–50; dialectal variant of sweat

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How to use swot in a sentence

  • Since you've swotted up into the Upper Sixth, you've turned into a very good imitation of the prigs you associate with.

    Sinister Street, vol. 1 | Compton Mackenzie
  • As a matter of fact, I got the British Consul to send me a local directory and swotted it.

    The Book of All-Power | Edgar Wallace
  • I swotted up Napoleon and Frederick the Great—in secret; for it was considered bad form to be a student.

    John Brown | Captain R. W. Campbell

British Dictionary definitions for swot (1 of 3)

swot1

/ (swɒt) British informal /


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

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

  2. hard work or grind

Origin of swot

1
C19: dialect variant of sweat (n)
  • Also called: swat

British Dictionary definitions for swot (2 of 3)

swot2

/ (swɒt) /


verb, nounswots, swotting or swotted
  1. a variant of swat 1

British Dictionary definitions for SWOT (3 of 3)

SWOT

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

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