swot

noun

/swɒt/

/swɑːt/

(British English)

(US English grind)

(informal, disapproving)

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a person who spends too much time studyingTopics Educationc2
Word Originmid 19th cent.: dialect variant of sweat.

verb

/swɒt/

/swɑːt/

[intransitive] (British English, informal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they swot	/swɒt/ /swɑːt/
he / she / it swots	/swɒts/ /swɑːts/
past simple swotted	/ˈswɒtɪd/ /ˈswɑːtɪd/
past participle swotted	/ˈswɒtɪd/ /ˈswɑːtɪd/
-ing form swotting	/ˈswɒtɪŋ/ /ˈswɑːtɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

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swot (for something) to study very hard, especially in order to prepare for an examTopics Educationc2
Word Originmid 19th cent.: dialect variant of sweat.