SWOT (swotted, swotting)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: swotted    , swotting   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does swot mean? 

• SWOT (noun)
  The noun SWOT has 1 sense:

1. an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

  Familiarity information: SWOT used as a noun is very rare.

• SWOT (verb)
  The verb SWOT has 1 sense:

1. study intensively, as before an exam

  Familiarity information: SWOT used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SWOT (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

dweeb; grind; nerd; swot; wonk

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)

• SWOT (verb)

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

Classified under:

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

Synonyms:

bone; bone up; cram; drum; get up; grind away; mug up; swot; swot up

Context example:

I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam

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)