Swab - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|swɑːb|
Brit.
|swɒb|
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
- cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors (syn: mop, swob)
- cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors (syn: mop, swob)
verb
- wash with a swab or a mop (syn: swob)
swab the ship's decks
- apply (usually a liquid) to a surface (syn: dab, swob)Extra examples
Use a cotton swab dipped in alcohol to disinfect the area.
The doctor took a throat swab and sent it to the lab.
She swabbed the wound with iodine.
Every morning, the sailors had to swab down the deck of the ship.
The doctor took a throat swab to check for infection.
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: swab
he/she/it: swabs
present participle: swabbing
past tense: swabbed
past participle: swabbed
I/you/we/they: swab
he/she/it: swabs
present participle: swabbing
past tense: swabbed
past participle: swabbed
noun
singular: swab
plural: swabs
singular: swab
plural: swabs
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