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зубрить — meaning in English

zubrit

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English meaning

  • cram verb To force or squeeze something into a tight space.
  • grind verb To crush or wear something down into smaller pieces through friction, such as grinding coffee beans.
  • swot verb (informal) To study very hard and with great effort.

Senses

зубрить is used for these senses in English:

  • cram (transitive) To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing or study, as in preparation for an examination.
  • hit the books (chiefly, US, and, Australia, informal, figuratively) To study, especially with particular intensity.
  • swot (intransitive, slang, UK, Irish, Commonwealth) To study with effort or determination.

cram — full definition

  1. verb To force or squeeze something into a tight space.
  2. verb To study intensively in a short period, usually right before an exam.

grind — full definition

  1. verb To crush or wear something down into smaller pieces through friction, such as grinding coffee beans.
  2. verb To work hard and persistently at something difficult, often for a long stretch of time.
  3. noun Tedious, repetitive hard work or effort.
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