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swab

English

  1. 🔊 cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle
  2. 🔊 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
  3. 🔊 wash with a swab or a mop
    “swab the ship's decks”
  4. 🔊 apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
    “dab the wall with paint”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 torunda swab
  2. 🔊 hisopado swab, swabbing (medical procedure or test done with a cotton swab)

Similar words

swob mop dab swob swob air-dry anhydrate bake baptize bath bathe blot brush burn cure dehumidify dehydrate desiccate douche drain dry evaporate exsiccate fire