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swab

noun

1 swab

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.

Roget 701: bungler; blunderer, blunderhead; marplot, fumbler, lubber, duffer, dauber, stick; bad hand, poor hand, poor shot; butterfingers.    no conjurer, ... show more

Dutch: watje, prop

2 swab

Cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors.

synonyms: mop, swob.

Roget 652: cleanness, cleanliness etc. adj.; purity; cleaning etc. v.; purification, defecation etc. v.; purgation, lustration; ... show more

Dutch: zwabber
Polish: mop

verb

1 swab

Wash with a swab or a mop:
— Swab the ship's decks.

synonym: swob.

Roget 340: be dry etc. adj.. render dry etc. adj.; dry; dry up, soak up; sponge, swab, wipe; drain.    ... show more

Roget 652: be clean, render clean etc. adj.; clean, cleanse; mundify, rinse, wring, flush, full, wipe, mop, sponge, ... show more

2 swab

Apply (usually a liquid) to a surface.

synonyms: dab, swob.


Moby thesaurus: air-dry, anhydrate, bake, baptize, bath, bathe, blot, brush, burn, cure, dehumidify, dehydrate, desiccate, douche, drain, dry, evaporate, exsiccate, fire, flush ... show more.

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