swats /swots/ (Scot)

New ale

swat¹ /swot/

To hit smartly or heavily

1. A sharp or heavy blow
2. A swatter

swattˈer noun

An instrument consisting of a flexible shaft with a wide, flat, flaplike head, with which to swat flies

swot or swat /swot/ (slang)

To study hard

1. Hard study
2. A person who swots

swottˈer or swattˈer noun

swottˈing or swattˈing noun

swottˈy or swattˈy adjective

• holden
• holder
• holderbat
• holderbats
• holders
• holdfast
• holdfasts
• hold forth
• hold good
• hold hands
• hold hard
• hold in
• hold in check
• hold in contempt
• hold in estimation
• holding
• holding companies
• holding company
• holding ground
• holding operation
• holding operations
• holding pattern
• holding patterns
• holdings
• hold in hand