[
UK
/swˈɒb/
]
[ US /ˈswɑb/ ]
[ US /ˈswɑb/ ]
VERB
-
apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
dab the wall with paint -
wash with a swab or a mop
swab the ship's decks
NOUN
- cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
- 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
How To Use swab In A Sentence
- That's right, vast swabs of the offending speech are reproduced under the cover of the Parliamentary privilege that had been so abused.
- Better to remove the sprayer and use a cotton swab or small artist brush.
- Conjunctival swabs - Conjunctival swabs were obtained from the 50 control subjects.
- Specimens for bacterial cultures can be obtained with swabs or aspiration.
- In the European parliament, however, 10 of the swabs were smeared with between 20 micrograms and 30 micrograms.
- He suggested this could mean train drivers swabbing out carriages at the end of a shift. Times, Sunday Times
- She poured more antiseptic onto the wound, swabbing it away with a sterile cloth.
- Researchers analyzed swabs taken from 42 neckties worn by physicians and medical staff as well as 10 neckties from security staff at the medical center.
- A piece of hair, a nail clipping, or a swab from a glass of beer could all be used to provide information without the person concerned ever knowing.
- Unlike Little et al, we are not worried that the artificial use of throat swabs and medication tray biased the recording of symptoms in the diary.
