swab

Speech parts

1. swab - Noun

2. swab - Verb

3. Swab - Proper noun

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dab swob sailor mariner pat wash polish seafarer swill argonaut sluice DRY clean cloth soap
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Antonyms

sully water damage soil dust corrupt
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Hypernyms

apply implement mop put on mop up wipe up

Hyponyms

dry mop dust mop dustmop

Phrases with the word

alcohol swab swab down

Derivatives

swabbed swabbing

Anagrams

wabs baws

Examples

dab the wall with paint Source: Internet

swab the ship's decks Source: Internet

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

Close letter words and terms

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