SWOTTING

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• Swotting — means to study hard, the same as cram does. Before exams we used to swot, not that it made any difference to some of us. If you swotted all the time, you would be called a swot which is not a term of endearment! …   The American's guide to speaking British

• swotting — Synonyms and related words: application, boning, brainwork, conning, contemplation, cram, cramming, drill, engrossment, exercise, extensive study, grind, grinding, headwork, inspection, lucubration, mental labor, perusal, practice, reading,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• swotting — swÉ‘t /swÉ’t n. (British slang) diligent student; hard worker v. (British slang) work hard; study diligently …   English contemporary dictionary

• swot — swot1 [swɔt US swa:t] n BrE informal someone who spends too much time studying and seems to have no other interests used in order to show disapproval >swotty adj swot 2 swot2 past tense and past participle swotted present participle swotting v …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• swot — [[t]swɒ̱t[/t]] swots, swotting, swotted 1) VERB If you swot, you study very hard, especially when you are preparing for an examination. [BRIT, INFORMAL] [V for n] They swotted for their A levels. [Also V] PHRASAL VERB Swot up means the same as… …   English dictionary

• swot — swot1 swotter, n. /swot/, v.t. swotted, swotting, n. swat1. swot2 /swot/, v., swotted, swotting, n. Brit. Slang. v.i. 1. to study or work hard. n. 2. a student who studies assiduously, esp. to the exclusion of other activities or interests; gri …   Universalium

• swot — 1 noun (C) BrE informal someone who spends too much time studying and seems to have no other interests swotty adjective 2 verb (I) BrE informal to study a lot in a short time, especially for an examination; cram (3) AmE (+ for): I was busy… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• swot — I UK [swɒt] / US [swɑt] verb [intransitive] Word forms swot : present tense I/you/we/they swot he/she/it swots present participle swotting past tense swotted past participle swotted British informal to study very hard, especially for an… …   English dictionary

• swot — I. /swɒt / (say swot) verb (t) (swotted, swotting) 1. US → swat1 (def. 1). –noun 2. → swat1 (def. 2). II. /swɒt / (say swot) Colloquial – …  

• swot — swot1 [swät] vi., n. swotted, swotting alt. sp. of SWAT swot2 [swät] [Brit. Informal] Brit. Informal vi., vt. swotted, swotting [dial. var. of SWEAT] to study hard; cram: often used with up …   English World dictionary