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- noun Plural form of
swot . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
swot .
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Examples
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Or, to put it another way, it's going to be very difficult for the "grammar stream" to thrive once the disruptive and violent kids have beaten the crap out of them a few times for being "swots".
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There are passages in the film where the radicalism of the scientific revolution is made clear enough: the resentment at the 'swots' suddenly being 'stars,' the amused contempt of the codebreakers for irrelevant brass-hat pep-talks.
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A semi-professional dancer who recreates scenes from Avatar in her classroom, a former switchboard operator who took maths GCSE alongside her pupils and a veteran teacher loved by the "swots, the naughty kids, everyone" are among those honoured in the UK teaching awards tonight.
Teaching awards honour unusual approaches and remarkable individuals Rachel Williams 2010
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No more re-sits, modules or anything that doesn't suit glassy-eyed ginger swots!
This week: Bishop Broadbent, Ireland and Michael Gove Lucy Mangan 2010
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The swots call it "hypnagogic", the more commercial-minded are calling it "sugary mutant pop".
Outer Limits Recordings (No 904) Paul Lester 2010
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Some autumns, the fashion swots are all about checking each other's shoes or comparing day dresses.
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Waiting with G in the playground for a parents' numeracy workshop very good - G and I were swots and put our hands up to give the answers quite often - ha!
A week in my shoes :: Day 2 The List Writer 2008
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Waiting with G in the playground for a parents' numeracy workshop very good - G and I were swots and put our hands up to give the answers quite often - ha!
Archive 2008-11-01 The List Writer 2008
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Still, being sat with all the class swots is doing wonders for my grades.
The Annual Christmas Blogletter Ms Robinson 2007
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I wall banged it last time for inaccuracies and because I was a trifle irked by the comment in his author's note that inaccuracies he hadn't noticed were fair game for 'swots, anoraks and letter writers.'
Sense of smell in historical fiction Carla 2006
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