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noun

ˈswät

Definition of swot

British

as in nerd

a person slavishly devoted to intellectual or academic pursuits every time he begged off a night at the pub—saying he had to study—his mates teased him for being a swot

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Recent Examples of swot

Noun

Nobody talked about the furtive ambition of the swots. — Ruby Tandoh, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025

Verb

Yamada Jun, the IT expert, became the CEO and travelled to Germany to swot up on renewables. — The Economist, 13 June 2020 Greenblatt might want to have a chinwag with some of his colleagues in the history department and swot up the biography of someone like Wisconsin’s Robert La Follette, a progressive populist politician perhaps more to his liking. — Alex Beam, BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2018

Recent Examples of Synonyms for swot

Noun

McCartney 3, 2, 1 wasn’t exclusively aimed at music nerds, but a certain measure of nerdiness was ideal for appreciating the six-episode deep dive, which featured thorough lyrical analysis and ruminations on a unique journey.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026
Jags coach Liam Coen has the nerd persona down pat (think Mike McDaniel), but there is evidence of brilliance there.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of nerd

Verb

When disruption hits, agents can then analyze the orders exposed to the delay, identify the materials that will run short and point to alternatives that have already cleared approval.

— Alex Saric, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026
My goal is to analyze financial markets by taking a longer view of history, and to give broader context to recent events.

— Kelly Evans, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of analyze

Noun

To see which theater geeks could win trophies Monday, which ones are handing them out, and everything else to know about the 2026 Emmy Awards, read on.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2026
In interviews back then, Musk comes off as awkward, a geek in pleated khakis with a receding hairline and uneven teeth.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of geek

Verb

Those who study the prices of gas and diesel predict prices will only go up in the next month.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Secor is studying new ink materials designed to withstand extreme conditions, including the temperature swings encountered in space.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of study

Verb

Then be sure to read our roundups of the best telescope deals, along with our beginner's guide to observing the night sky with a manual telescope.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Readers might think that once all the words are on the page, the translation is basically done, and the translator only needs to go through it once or twice to make sure that everything reads well.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of read

Verb

What Coulter wants is the inverse, with the child taking the book unaccompanied and the parent free to learn of it later, or not.

— Robert Steinbuch, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Head to the interactive Tower Museum to learn more about how the castle defended itself against attacks, and stroll through the sprawling fairytale gardens for some quiet reflection.

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 17 Sep. 2026

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