swot
n : an insignificant student who is ridiculed as being affected
or studying excessively [syn: grind, nerd, wonk, dweeb]
v : study intensively, as before an exam; "I had to bone up on
my Latin verbs before the final exam" [syn: cram, grind
away, drum, bone up, get up, mug up, swot up,
bone]
[also: swotting, swotted]