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swot
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swot 1 Informal
Verb
[swotting, swotted]
(often foll. by up)to study (a subject) very hard, esp. for an exam; cram
Noun
a person who works or studies hard [variant of sweat]

swot 2
Verb
[swotting, swotted]
Noun
same as swat
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.swotswot - an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
assimilator, learner, scholar - someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs
Verb1.swot - study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
cram - prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam
hit the books, study - learn by reading books; "He is studying geology in his room"; "I have an exam next week; I must hit the books now"

swot
verb (Informal) study, revise, cram (informal) work, get up (informal) pore over, bone up on (informal) burn the midnight oil, mug up Brit. (slang) toil over, apply yourself to, lucubrate (rare)
Translations
swot [swɔt] (BRIT) vt, viempollar
nempollón/ona m/f

swot [swɔt] vt, vibûcher, potasser

swot [swɔt] vipauken
n (pej) → Streber(in) m(f)
swot up swot vt to swot up (on) → pauken (+acc)

swot [swɔt] vtsgobbare su
visgobbare

swot
v swot [swot]
to study hard, especially by memorizing eg for an examination. studeer يَدْرُس بِجِد зубря biflovat terpe büffeln μελετώ εντατικά empollar tuupima خرخواني كردن päntätä päähänsä bûcher “לִדגוֹר” पढ़ने में कठिन परिश्रम करना bubati, štrebati magol belajar tekun kúra, puða, læra stíft studiare (molto) ガリ勉する (...을) 맹렬히 공부하다 kalti kalt; zubrīt belajar bersungguh-sungguh dengan cara menghafal blokken pugge wkuwać marrar зубрить bifľovať sa guliti se bubati plugga เรียนหนัก çok çalışmak, ineklemek 刻苦攻讀 зубрити; товкти سخت محنت سے پڑھنا học gạo, đọc sách miệt mài
n
an unkind word for a person who studies hard. ywerige student مُجِدٌّ في العَمَل зубър šprtoun, -ka morakker Streber(in) σπασίκλας (μειωτ.) empollón tuupur خرخوان pinko bûcheur/-euse “דַגרָן” परिश्रमी विद्यार्थी štreber magoló kutu buku kúristi sgobbata ガリ勉 맹렬히 공부하는 사람 kalikas iekalējs; zubrītājs ulat buku blokker pugghest kujon marrão зубрила bifľoš, -ka piflar bubalica plugghäst นักศึกษาที่เรียนหนัก inekçi 死用功 зубрило رٹو یا پڑھاکو người học gạo


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