swot

Significat (Anglès)

Verb

To study with effort or determination.

Noun

1. (British, countable, slang, uncountable) One who swots; a boffin, nerd, or smart aleck.
2. (British, countable, slang, uncountable) Work.
3. (British, countable, slang, uncountable) Vigorous study at an educational institution.

Sinònims

grind

bone up

nerd

mug up

cram

swot up

drum

🥁

wonk

dweeb

get up

grind away

bone

🦴

crammer

mug

work

cramming

strike

slap

toil

sharp slap

bookworm

broil

parch

roast

scorch

slog

study

toast

cram for an examination

sharp blow

attempt

Traduccions

büffeln

bûcher

pauken

Streber

sgobbare

potasser

secchione

empollar

bosser

bûcheur

bachotage

bachoter

φυτό

boulot

bosseur

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/swɒt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Heretat de anglès mitjà: swot

Heretat de anglès antic: swāt

In summary

From a dialectal English word, from Middle English swot, swat, from Old English swāt (“perspiration; sweat”), from Proto-Germanic *swaitą (“sweat”). More at sweat.