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 • Sep. 30, 2024

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

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2019

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

He proceeds to do as much work as will steer him safely between the, ah—I may say, the Scylla of punishment and the Charybdis of being considered what my, er—fellow-pupils euphoniously term a swot.

From Tales of St. Austin's by Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)