SWAB


Meaning of SWAB in English

(~s, ~bing, ~bed)

1.

A ~ 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 ~ something, you clean it using a wet cloth or a tool called a mop.

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

VERB: V n

Collins COBUILD.      Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) .