Swotting

3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  swot
       n : an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected
           or studying excessively [syn: {grind}, {nerd}, {wonk}, {dweeb}]
       v : 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}, {get up}, {mug up}, {swot up},


           {bone}]
       [also: {swotting}, {swotted}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  swotting
       See {swot}

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "swotting":
     application, boning, brainwork, conning, contemplation, cram,
     cramming, drill, engrossment, exercise, extensive study, grind,
     grinding, headwork, inspection, lucubration, mental labor, perusal,
     practice, reading, restudy, restudying, review, study, studying,
     subject, wide reading