swab

/swˈɑb/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. wash with a swab or a mop
   “swab the ship's decks”
2. apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
   “dab the wall with paint”

noun

1. 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
2. cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors

Synonyms for swab

• swob
• dab
• mop

Words that rhyme with swab

• job
• bob
• hob
• throb
• cob
• knob
• mob
• sob
• gob
• lob
• blob
• rob
• blowjob
• corncob
• glob
• heartthrob
• hobnob
• kebab
• slob
• snob
• thingamabob
• baab
• bobb
• cobb
• dob
• dobb
• glaab
• grob
• haab
• knobbe