swot
verb/swɒt/
Frequency rank: #17,643 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to study hard, especially by memorizing facts intensively.
Example sentence
She decided to swot for her exams by staying up late every night.
Synonyms & related words
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