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    SWOT UP

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Study intensively, as before an examplay

    Example:

    I had to bone up on my Latin verbs before the final exam

    Synonyms:

    bone; bone up; cram; drum; get up; grind away; mug up; swot; swot up

    Classified under:

    Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting

    Hypernyms (to "swot up" is one way to...):

    hit the books; study (learn by reading books)

    Verb group:

    cram (prepare (students) hastily for an impending exam)

    Sentence frames:

    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s something PP

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