1. swab - Noun
2. swab - Verb
3. Swab - Proper noun
To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship.
A kind of mop for cleaning floors, the desks of vessels, etc., esp. one made of rope-yarns or threads.
A bit of sponge, cloth, or the like, fastened to a handle, for cleansing the mouth of a sick person, applying medicaments to deep-seated parts, etc.
An epaulet.
A cod, or pod, as of beans or pease.
A sponge, or other suitable substance, attached to a long rod or handle, for cleaning the bore of a firearm.
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A doctor takes a swab from a woman to test for the COVID-19 virus at a fever clinic in Yinan county in eastern China’s Shandong province on Wednesday. Source: Internet
A doctor working at a hospital for treatment of patients here in Maharashtra has revealed the tough task and challenges they face in collecting swab samples of the suspected patients. Source: Internet
Among the types of test for Covid-19 were: the one carried out by means of a nasopharyngeal swab; the rapid test of a small drop of blood drawn from a finger or of blood drawn from a vein in the arm. Source: Internet
A health worker sanitizes a seat after taking a nasal swab sample at a COVID-19 testing center in New Delhi, India, Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020. Source: Internet