| NOUN | person | swot, grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb | an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | cognition | swot, cram, grind away, drum, bone up, get up, mug up, swot up, bone | study intensively, as before an exam |
| Meaning | An insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb | |
| Broader | learner, scholar, assimilator | someone (especially a child) who learns (as from a teacher) or takes up knowledge or beliefs |
| Spanish | empollón, nerd, tragalibros | |
| Verbs | swot | study intensively, as before an exam |
| Meaning | study intensively, as before an exam. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | cram, grind away, drum, bone up, get up, mug up, swot up, bone | |
| Broader | study, hit the books | Learn by reading books |
| Similar to | cram | Prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam |
| Spanish | empollar, estudiar | |
| Nouns | swot | an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected or boringly studious |
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