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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious;
[syn: swot, grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb]


VERB (1)

1. study intensively, as before an exam;
- Example: "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam"
[syn: cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Swat \Swat\ (sw[o^]t), n. [Also spelled swot.] 1. a sharp blow, especially one made with an instrument in the hand. 2. (Baseball) a powerful hit, especially a home run.
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

swot n 1: an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious [syn: swot, grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb] v 1: study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone]