Swot
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /swɒt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Swot is a verb meaning (intransitive, slang, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) To study with effort or determination.
Meaning
(intransitive, slang, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) To study with effort or determination.
More Meanings
- One who swots; a boffin, nerd, or smart aleck.
- Vigorous study at an educational institution.
Example Sentences
Are you going to swot at it all the evening?
All I want is — guerre fini, soldat fini; and to go home without burden of any thought save music, and hard swot for a time.
On first listen, Americans of a certain vintage would call one a Poindexter, while older Brits would regard the other as a swot.
He liked Tom all right... Sampson and Bullock he could do without, however. Especially Sampson, who was too much of a grammar-school-type swot ever to be quite the thing.
Word Forms
- swots
- swotting
- swotted
Synonyms for swot
Depending on context, synonyms include cram, grind, nerd, bone, drum, wonk.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include wonk, nerd, get up, cram, drum, grind.
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Sources & Attribution
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