swot Brit.
informal, derogatory
■ verb ( swots , swotting , swotted ) (also swot up ) study assiduously or intensively.
■ noun a person who spends a lot of or too much time studying.
Derivatives
swotty adjective
Origin
C19: dialect var. of sweat .
swot Brit.
informal, derogatory
■ verb ( swots , swotting , swotted ) (also swot up ) study assiduously or intensively.
■ noun a person who spends a lot of or too much time studying.
Derivatives
swotty adjective
Origin
C19: dialect var. of sweat .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004