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swot
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1swot

noun \ˈswät\

Definition of SWOT

British
: grind 2b
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Examples of SWOT

  1. <every time he begged off a night at the pub—saying he had to study—his mates teased him for being a swot>

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
swot·tedswot·ting

Definition of SWOT

British
: grind 4

First Known Use of SWOT

circa 1860

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