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SWOT
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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:
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)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they swot ... he / she / it swots
Past simple: swotted
Past participle: swotted
-ing form: swotting
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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