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

It turns out that she is currently in the middle of re-reading Rivals to swot up ahead of more interviews about the show.

From BBC

"Geopolitics doesn’t wait for you to swot up on your brief."

From BBC

Campion calls the two of them “swots,” the British term for a wonk, and an appropriate one for the pair who spent an entire year prepping for “The Power of the Dog.”

From New York Times

If you want to swot up a little more, check out the article we wrote just after PS5 system architect Mark Cerny gave his online developer talk in March.

From The Guardian

At their secondary school in Sligo, he is a popular sporting hero, while she is the scratchy school swot.

From The Guardian