SWOT

swot, grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb

(noun) an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious

cram, grind away, drum, bone up, swot, get up, mug up, swot up, bone

(verb) study intensively, as before an exam; “I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

swot (third-person singular simple present swots, present participle swotting, simple past and past participle swotted)

(intransitive, slang, British) To study with effort or determination (object of study indicated by "up on").

Synonym: cram

Noun

swot (plural swots)

(slang, British) One who swots.

(slang, British) Work.

(slang, British) Vigorous study at an educational institution.

Anagrams

• OTWs, Stow, TOWs, Tows, ow'st, stow, tows, twos, wost, wots

Noun

SWOT (uncountable)

(business) Acronym of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats.

Anagrams

• OTWs, Stow, TOWs, Tows, ow'st, stow, tows, twos, wost, wots

Source: Wiktionary



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