/ swɒt; NAmE swɑːt/ noun , verb
■ noun
( BrE ) ( US grind ) ( informal , disapproving ) a person who spends too much time studying
■ verb
( -tt- ) [ v ] swot (for sth) ( BrE , informal ) to study very hard, especially in order to prepare for an exam
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PHRASAL VERBS
- swot sth up | swot up on sth
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: dialect variant of sweat .