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swab
/swɒb/
noun 5verb 1name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
clean, covid, deep, good, mucous, used
VERB + SWAB
inserts, put, taken, took
SWAB + NOUN
cannon, deck, he's, morning, trash
PREP.
from, in, into
Definitions
noun
1
A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access.
2
A sample taken with a swab (piece of absorbent material).
3
A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns.
4
A mop, especially on a ship.
5
A sailor; a swabby.
As for that swab, he's good and dead, he is.
verb
1
To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab.
swab the deck of a ship
He had one hand on the bounce bottle—and he'd never let go of that since he got back to the table—but he had a handkerchief in the other and was swabbing his deadlights with it.
name
1
A surname.
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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As for that swab, he's good and dead, he is.
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swab the deck of a ship
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He had one hand on the bounce bottle—and he'd never let go of that since he got back to the table—but he had a handkerchief in the other and was swabbing his deadlights with it.
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The doctor has taken a swab from the mucous membrane.
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It seems to be a swab for the cannon.
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Once the sample is taken, put the cotton swab in a test tube and label with the patient's name.
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