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swot up — verb study intensively, as before an exam I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam • Syn: ↑cram, ↑grind away, ↑drum, ↑bone up, ↑swot, ↑get up, ↑mug up, ↑bone … Useful english dictionary
swot up on — study (a subject) intensively, esp. in preparation for something teachers spend their evenings swotting up on jargon | swot something up I ve always been interested in old furniture and I ve swotted it up a bit … Useful english dictionary
swot up on something — ˌswot sthˈup | ˌswot ˈup on sth derived (BrE, informal) to study a particular subject very hard, especially in order to prepare for an exam • Make sure you swot up on the company before the interview. Main entry: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
swot up — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms swot up : present tense I/you/we/they swot up he/she/it swots up present participle swotting up past tense swotted up past participle swotted up British informal to study something very hard,… … English dictionary
swot — 1. verb /swɒt/ a) To study with effort or determination. You may need to swot up on Perl references (perldoc perlreftut) to take advantage of this module. b) To study something with effort or determination (swot up on). 2 … Wiktionary
mug something up — (informal) she s mugging up the Highway Code: STUDY, read up, cram; informal bone up (on); Brit. informal swot; archaic con. → … Useful english dictionary
mug up — verb study intensively, as before an exam I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam • Syn: ↑cram, ↑grind away, ↑drum, ↑bone up, ↑swot, ↑get up, ↑swot up, ↑bone … Useful english dictionary
get up — verb 1. rise to one s feet (Freq. 15) The audience got up and applauded • Syn: ↑arise, ↑rise, ↑uprise, ↑stand up • Ant: ↑sit down ( … Useful english dictionary
grind away — verb study intensively, as before an exam I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam • Syn: ↑cram, ↑drum, ↑bone up, ↑swot, ↑get up, ↑mug up, ↑swot up, ↑bone … Useful english dictionary
bone up — verb study intensively, as before an exam I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam • Syn: ↑cram, ↑grind away, ↑drum, ↑swot, ↑get up, ↑mug up, ↑swot up, ↑bone … Useful english dictionary
