swot

Plural: swots

Noun

an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious
One who swots; a boffin, nerd, or smart aleck.
Work.
Vigorous study at an educational institution.

Verb

Verb Forms: swotted, swotting, swots

To study hard or diligently, often cramming.
study intensively, as before an exam
To study with effort or determination.

Examples

He would swot for hours, memorizing word lists to gain an edge in Words With Friends.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

bone, bone up, cram, drum, dweeb, get up, grind, grind away, mug up, nerd, swot up, wonk

Scrabble Score: 7

swot: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
swot: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
swot: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

swot: valid Words With Friends Word