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swot (swät)

intransitive verb, noun swotted swot′·ted, swotting swot′·ting

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swot (swät)

intransitive verb, transitive verb swotted swot′·ted, swotting swot′·ting

to study hard; cram: often used with up

Etymology: dial. var. of sweat

noun

a person who studies hard; grind: often contemptuous

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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