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Swab
swɒb
Swab definitions
noun
swab
swabs
swob
swobs
- 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
- a specimen of tissue or secretions taken with a swab for examination
"he had taken throat swabs"
- a mop or other absorbent device for cleaning or mopping up a floor or other surface
- a contemptible person
"‘Avast, ye swabs,’ she shouted"
verb
swabs
swabbing
swabbed
swab
swob
swobbed
swobbing
swobs
- 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"
- clean (a floor or other surface) with a mop or other absorbent device
"the crew were swabbing down the decks"
- clean (a wound or the skin) with an absorbent pad or piece of material
"swab a patch of skin with alcohol"
- soak up or clear (moisture) with something absorbent
"the blood was swabbed away"