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swotting

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swot

1  [swot] verb (used with object) swot⋅ted, swot⋅ting, noun
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swat 1 .
Related forms:
swotter, noun

swot

2  [swot] ,verb, swot⋅ted, swot⋅ting, noun British Slang.
–verb (used without object)
1. to study or work hard.
–noun
2. a student who studies assiduously, esp. to the exclusion of other activities or interests; grind.
3. hard study or hard work; concentrated effort.
Origin:
1840–50; dial. var. of sweat

swat

1  [swot] ,verb, swat⋅ted, swat⋅ting, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to hit; slap; smack.
2. Baseball. to hit (a ball) powerfully, usually for a long distance.
–noun
3. a smart blow; slap; smack.
4. Baseball. a powerfully hit ball.
Also, swot.

Origin:
1790–1800; orig. var. of squat
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Word Origin & History

swat  (v.)
1796, Amer.Eng. and northern England dialect word, possibly an alteration of M.E. swap "to strike, smite" (see swap), ultimately of imitative origin. The noun is recorded from 1800. Swatter "instrument for swatting flies" is recorded from 1917.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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