swot's Usage Examples:

"Robert Webb swots up on cricket for benefit of David Mitchell".

In education, cramming (also known as mugging or swotting, from swot, akin to "sweat", meaning "to study with determination") is the practice of working.

Swot as a verb suggests acting like a swot, studying for one"s exams.

Rosemary Brocklehurst, whose ailing pet tortoise means Tristan has to do some swotting-up on the subject.

the local library, which he takes to the Shoulder of Mutton to do some swotting.

"Rugby boys take on Cambridge swots in high-brown TV quiz".

despite Dorothy"s swotting up of bell-ringing and the two good maps.

Michael struggles to keep up with his A-Level swotting while Eddie just manages to survive the first day of his intensive study.

been described as having "a delicately old-fashioned manner" and "the flamboyancy of the school swot"s big sister.

The use of the uncommon and outmoded word "swot" has led to the.

were much better than when he had observed Ter Meulen "struggling and swotting" in Bakhuyzen"s studio.

I enjoy what was called swotting in my day.

Synonyms:

scholar, wonk, assimilator, nerd, learner, dweeb, grind,

Antonyms:

undress, fall, lower, boneless, black,