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1swot

noun \ˈswät\

: a person who works or studies too much

Full Definition of SWOT

British
:  grind 2b
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Origin of SWOT

English dialect, sweat, from Middle English swot, from Old English swāt — more at sweat
First Known Use: 1850

Related to SWOT

Synonyms
bookworm, dink [slang], dork [slang], geek, grind, nerd [British], weenie, wonk

Rhymes with SWOT

aught, baht, blot, bot, clot, cot, dot, ghat, grot, hot, jot, khat, knot, kyat, lot, lotte, Mott, motte, naught, not, plot, pot, rot, scot, Scot, shot, skat, slot, snot, sot, spot, squat, stot, swat, tot, trot, watt, Watt, what, wot, yacht

2swot

intransitive verb

: to study very hard for an exam

swot·tedswot·ting

Full Definition of SWOT

British
:  grind 4

First Known Use of SWOT

circa 1860

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