Definition of swab
English to English noun - implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion
source: WordNet 3.0 - cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
source: WordNet 3.0 - A kind of mop for cleaning floors, the desks of vessels, etc., esp. one made of rope-yarns or threads.
source: Webster 1913 verb - wash with a swab or a mop
Swab the ship's decks.
source: WordNet 3.0 - apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
Dab the wall with paint.
source: WordNet 3.0 - To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship.
source: Webster 1913 English to Tagalog noun - [suob] Isís; pang-isís
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog verb - [suob] Isisín; mag-isís
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
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swab, suwabe, swbw, swap, scab, saba, swob, sabi, shab, sabay, swape, sabaw, squab, shabu, sabah, swaip, sb, sahib, subway, shabby
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