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SWOT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: swotted    , swotting   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

An insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

Synonyms:

dweeb; grind; nerd; swot; wonk

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("swot" is a kind of...):

assimilator; learner; scholar (someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs)

Derivation:

swot (study intensively, as before an exam)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Study intensively, as before an exam

Example:

I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam

Synonyms:

bone; bone up; cram; drum; get up; grind away; mug up; swot; swot up

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Hypernyms (to "swot" is one way to...):

hit the books; study (learn by reading books)

Verb group:

cram (prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something PP

Derivation:

swot (an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious)

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