ALL meanings of swab
swab
S s - noun swab a large mop used on shipboard for cleaning decks, living quarters, etc. 1
- noun swab 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. 1
- noun swab the material collected with a swab as a specimen for microscopic study. 1
- noun swab a brush or wad of absorbent material for cleaning the bore of a firearm. 1
- noun swab Slang. a sailor; swabby. 1
- noun swab Slang. a clumsy fellow. 1
- verb with object swab to clean with or as if with a swab: to swab the decks. 1
- verb with object swab to take up or apply, as moisture, with or as if with a swab: to swab soapy water from the decks. 1
- verb with object swab to pass over a surface: to swab a mop over the decks. 1
- noun swab medical: cotton wad for taking specimen, etc. 1
- noun swab medical: specimen taken 1
- transitive verb swab medical: take specimen from 1
- transitive verb swab medical: clean with a cotton wad 1
- transitive verb swab nautical: clean, mop 1
- countable noun swab A swab is a small piece of cotton wool used by a doctor or nurse for cleaning a wound or putting a substance on it. 0
- verb swab If you swab something, you clean it using a wet cloth or a tool called a mop. 0
- noun swab a small piece of cotton, gauze, etc, for use in applying medication, cleansing a wound, or obtaining a specimen of a secretion, etc 0
- noun swab the specimen so obtained 0
- noun swab a mop for cleaning floors, decks, etc 0
- noun swab a brush used to clean a firearm's bore 0
- noun swab an uncouth or worthless fellow 0
- verb swab to clean or medicate with or as if with a swab 0
- verb swab to take up with a swab 0
- noun swab a yarn mop, usually used wet, for cleaning decks, floors, etc. 0
- noun swab a small piece of cotton, cloth, sponge, etc. used to apply medicine to, or clean discharged matter from, the throat, mouth, etc. 0
- noun swab matter collected in this way 0
- noun swab a brush, wad of cloth, etc. on a long handle, for cleaning the barrel of a gun 0
- noun swab a clumsy, loutish person 0
- noun swab a sailor 0
- noun swab an enlisted man in the U.S. Navy 0
- verb transitive swab to use a swab on; clean, medicate, etc. with a swab 0