verb to study, especially at the last possible moment before an examination NEW ZEALAND, 1984
Ⅱ⇨ swot; swat
noun an extra-studious student UK, 1850
phraseswot[swotted, swotted, swotting] swot up swot up • swot up sth • swot sth upBrE informal to learn as much as you can about a subject, especially before a test or examination: I've got to swot up French irregular verbs for a test tomorrow.+onGill's swotting up on German history.■ SIMILAR TO: revise, mug up BrE informal