swab
IPA: swˈɑb
noun
- (medicine) 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.
- A sample taken with a swab (piece of absorbent material).
- A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns.
- A mop, especially on a ship.
- (slang) A sailor; a swabby.
- (slang) A naval officer's epaulet.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive) To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab.
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Examples of "swab" in Sentences
- Use cotton balls or cotton swabs.
- But that's right you're only a swab.
- Two types of games are played in Swab.
- A swab is in the low half of your body.
- Disclosed is an apparatus for swabbing wells.
- The swab is then streaked on a culture medium.
- A dry sample is collected with a swab or filter paper.
- The eyelids and surrounding skin will be swabbed with disinfectant.
- Cotton swabs can be used in the dyne test for measuring surface energy.
- The arm of the offender is swabbed with alcohol before the cannula is inserted.
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