Found 3 items, similar to SWAB.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: swab
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: swab
swab
n 1: implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used
to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a
specimen of a secretion
2: cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened
to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: 
swob, 
mop]
v 1: wash with a swab or a mop; 
“swab the ship's decks” [syn: 
swob]
2: apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; 
“dab the wall with
paint” [syn: 
dab, 
swob]
[also: 
swabbing, 
swabbed]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Swab
Swab 
\Swab\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. 
Swabbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Swabbing.] [See 
Swabber, n.]
To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after
washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship. [Spelt also 
swob.]
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Swab 
\Swab\, n. [Written also swob.]
1. A kind of mop for cleaning floors, the desks of vessels,
etc., esp. one made of rope-yarns or threads.
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2. A bit of sponge, cloth, or the like, fastened to a handle,
for cleansing the mouth of a sick person, applying
medicaments to deep-seated parts, etc.
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3. (Naut.) An epaulet. [Sailor's Slang] --Marryat.
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4. A cod, or pod, as of beans or pease. [Obs.] --Bailey.
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5. A sponge, or other suitable substance, attached to a long
rod or handle, for cleaning the bore of a firearm.
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