I. swot 1 /swɒt $ swɑːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
British English informal someone who spends too much time studying and seems to have no other interests – used in order to show disapproval
—swotty adjective
II. swot 2 BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle swotted , present participle swotting ) [intransitive]
British English informal to study a lot in a short time, especially for an examination SYN revise
swot for
students swotting for exams
swot up phrasal verb
British English to learn as much as you can about a subject, especially in order to prepare for an examination
swot up on
It’s worth swotting up on all the different types of computer before you buy one.
swot something ↔ up
I spent all last night swotting up German verbs.