swot for an exam

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• swot something up — ˌswot sthˈup | ˌswot ˈup on sth derived (BrE, informal) to study a particular subject very hard, especially in order to prepare for an exam • Make sure you swot up on the company before the interview. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• swot up on something — ˌswot sthˈup | ˌswot ˈup on sth derived (BrE, informal) to study a particular subject very hard, especially in order to prepare for an exam • Make sure you swot up on the company before the interview. Main entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• swot up — verb 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, ↑bone …   Useful english dictionary

• Swot — may refer to: * Swot, British slang for a studious scholar, often used derisively * Swot, British slang for cramming: I have to swot up (on) Greek myths for my History exam tomorrow. *SWOT analysis a strategic planning tool used to evaluate the… …   Wikipedia

• swot — 1 noun (C) BrE informal someone who spends too much time studying and seems to have no other interests swotty adjective 2 verb (I) BrE informal to study a lot in a short time, especially for an examination; cram (3) AmE (+ for): I was busy… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• swot vac — noun in secondary and tertiary education, a period of non teaching prior to examinations This is clearly what happens in the swot vac phenomenon: the student rote learns his material for just long enough to see the exam through. Syn: dead week,… …   Wiktionary

• swot —  1. n. Person who studies (unpopularly) hard.  2. v. Study (usu. in preparation for exam). Also swot up …   A concise dictionary of English slang

• mug up — verb 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, ↑swot up, ↑bone …   Useful english dictionary

• bone up — verb study intensively, as before an exam I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam • Syn: ↑cram, ↑grind away, ↑drum, ↑swot, ↑get up, ↑mug up, ↑swot up, ↑bone …   Useful english dictionary

• get up — verb 1. rise to one s feet (Freq. 15) The audience got up and applauded • Syn: ↑arise, ↑rise, ↑uprise, ↑stand up • Ant: ↑sit down ( …   Useful english dictionary

• grind away — verb study intensively, as before an exam I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam • Syn: ↑cram, ↑drum, ↑bone up, ↑swot, ↑get up, ↑mug up, ↑swot up, ↑bone …   Useful english dictionary