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- Dictionaryswab/swɒb/
noun
- 1. an absorbent pad or piece of material, often on a stick or rod, used in surgery and medicine for cleaning wounds and skin, applying medication, or taking specimens.
- 2. a mop or other absorbent device for cleaning or mopping up a floor or other surface.
verb
- 1. take a specimen of tissue or secretions from (a person or part of the body) for examination: "we need to be swabbing people with any hint of illness"
- 2. clean (a floor or other surface) with a mop or other absorbent device: "the crew were swabbing down the decks"
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swab definition: 1. a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a cut or for taking a small amount of substance…. Learn more.
The meaning of SWAB is mop; especially : a yarn mop. How to use swab in a sentence.
swab meaning: 1. a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a cut or for taking a small amount of substance…. Learn more.
noun. a large mop used on shipboard for cleaning decks, living quarters, etc. a bit of sponge, cloth, cotton, or the like, sometimes fixed to a stick, for cleansing the mouth of a sick person or for applying medicaments, drying areas, etc. the material collected with a swab as a specimen for microscopic study.
noun. 1. medicine. a. a small piece of cotton, gauze, etc, for use in applying medication, cleansing a wound, or obtaining a specimen of a secretion, etc. b. the specimen so obtained. 2. a mop for cleaning floors, decks, etc. 3. a brush used to clean a firearm's bore. 4. slang. an uncouth or worthless fellow.
A swab is a piece of absorbent material on a stick, like a mop, but it can also be small, like a cotton swab used for cleaning ears. As a verb, to swab means to use a swab. So if you're a nurse assisting a surgeon, you might swab an incision, and if you're working on crime scene, you might swab the area for clues.
SWAB meaning: 1 : a small piece of soft material sometimes on the end of a small stick that is used for applying medicine, cleaning a wound, etc.; 2 : a small amount of material taken with a swab as a sample from a person's body.
Definition of swab noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to take up or apply, as moisture, with or as if with a swab: to swab soapy water from the decks. to pass over a surface: to swab a mop over the decks. See more
Definition of swab verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
