Word Meaning

Meaning of swab

- To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship.
- A kind of mop for cleaning floors, the desks of vessels, etc., esp. one made of rope-yarns or threads.
- 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.
- An epaulet.
- A cod, or pod, as of beans or pease.
- A sponge, or other suitable substance, attached to a long rod or handle, for cleaning the bore of a firearm.

Crossword clue for swab

- Absorbent pad
- Absorbent pad; drug testing sample
- Clean (ship's deck)
- Clean (ship’s deck)
- Graceful bird
- Large mop
- Mop
- Mop for cleaning decks
- Wash the gunwales