SWAB


Meaning of SWAB in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ swɒb ]

( swabs, swabbing, swabbed)

1.

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.

N-COUNT

2.

If you swab something, you clean it using a wet cloth or a tool called a mop.

I noticed a lone man in the cafeteria swabbing the floor as I passed.

VERB : V n

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