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    swab
    /swɒb/

    noun

    • 1. an absorbent pad or piece of material, often on a stick or rod, used in surgery and medicine for cleaning wounds and skin, applying medication, or taking specimens.
    • 2. a mop or other absorbent device for cleaning or mopping up a floor or other surface.

    verb

    • 1. take a specimen of tissue or secretions from (a person or part of the body) for examination: "we need to be swabbing people with any hint of illness"
    • 2. clean (a floor or other surface) with a mop or other absorbent device: "the crew were swabbing down the decks"

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