swot up on

English

Verb

swot up on (third-person singular simple present swots up on, present participle swotting up on, simple past and past participle swotted up on)

1. To study particularly hard to learn a subject quickly.
   • 2004, Robert Carter, Windjammers, page 77:

     So I went to technical college for several months to swot up on navigation for the exam.

Synonyms

• bone up on