swot

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

swot [swot swots swotted swotting] noun, verb BrE [swɒt] NAmE [swɑːt]
noun (BrE) (US grind) (informal, disapproving)
a person who spends too much time studying

Word Origin:
mid 19th cent.: dialect variant of ↑sweat.
Derived: ↑swot something up ▪ ↑swot up on something
 
verb (-tt-)intransitive ~ (for sth) (BrE, informal)
to study very hard, especially in order to prepare for an exam
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
mid 19th cent.: dialect variant of ↑sweat.
 
See also: ↑grind

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb, cram, grind away, drum, bone up, get up, mug up, swot up, bone