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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024swob (swob),USA pronunciation n., v.t., swobbed, swob•bing. - swab.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: swob /swɒb/ n , vb (swobs, swobbing, swobbed)- a less common word for swab
swab or swob /swɑb/USA pronunciation n., v., swabbed, swab•bing. n. [countable] - a large mop used on ships.
- a bit of cotton, sponge, or the like, often fixed to a stick, for applying medicine, etc.
v. [~ + object] - to clean with or as if with a swab:to swab the ship's deck.
- to take up or apply (moisture, etc.) with or as if with a swab on (a wound):to swab antiseptic on the wound.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024swab (swob),USA pronunciation n., v., swabbed, swab•bing. n. - a large mop used on shipboard for cleaning decks, living quarters, etc.
- 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.
- the material collected with a swab as a specimen for microscopic study.
- a brush or wad of absorbent material for cleaning the bore of a firearm.
- Slang Termsa sailor;
swabby. - Slang Termsa clumsy fellow.
v.t. - to clean with or as if with a swab:to swab the decks.
- to take up or apply, as moisture, with or as if with a swab:to swab soapy water from the decks.
- to pass over a surface:to swab a mop over the decks.
Also, swob. - back formation from swabber 1645–55
- Swabia.
- Swabian.
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