Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - swab
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Swab
swab
~1 n 1 a small piece of material used by a doctor or nurse to clean a wound or take liquid from someone's body (a cotton swab) 2 a test using such a piece of material (Take a swab of his throat, nurse.) ~2 v swabbed, swabbing 1 also swab down to clean something, especially the floors of a ship 2 also swab out to clean a wound with a piece of material
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(swabs, swabbing, swabbed) 1. A swab is a small piece of cotton wool used by a doctor or nurse for cleaning a wound or putting a substance on it. N-COUNT 2. If you swab something, you clean it using a wet cloth or a tool called a mop. I noticed a lone man in the cafeteria swabbing the floor as I passed. VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: probably from obsolete Dutch ~be; akin to Low German ~ber mop Date: 1653 1. a. mop; especially a yarn mop b. (1) a wad of absorbent material usually wound around one end of a small stick and used especially for applying medication or for removing material from an area (2) a specimen taken with a ~ c. a sponge or cloth patch attached to a long handle and used to clean the bore of a firearm 2. a. a useless or contemptible person b. sailor, gob II. transitive verb (~bed; ~bing) Etymology: back-formation from ~ber Date: 1719 1. to clean with or as if with a ~ 2. to apply medication to with a ~ ~bed the wound with iodine ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. (also swob) --n. 1 a mop or other absorbent device for cleaning or mopping up. 2 a an absorbent pad used in surgery. b a specimen of a possibly morbid secretion taken with a swab for examination. 3 sl. a term of contempt for a person. --v.tr. (swabbed, swabbing) 1 clean with a swab. 2 (foll. by up) absorb (moisture) with a swab. Etymology: back-form. f. swabber f. early mod.Du. zwabber f. a Gmc base = 'splash, sway' ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) сваб (поршень для вызова притока в скважину) свабировать 2) щётка; швабра 3) метал. помазок 4) тампон (для посева бактерий) - four-cup flexible swab - two-cup swab ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. швабра 2. ежик, помело (трубочиста) 3. мед. тампон 4. мед. мазок to take a swab —- брать мазок 5. помазок 6. воен. банник; щетка банника 7. мор. жарг. офицерский погон 8. мор. жарг. офицер 9. разг. увалень 10. сл. моряк 11. мыть шваброй to swab (down) the decks —- мор. драить палубы the place was freshly swabbed out and disinfected —- в помещении только что была произведена мокрая уборка и дезинфекция 12. подтирать, вытирать (также swab out) 13. наносить тампоном to swab the wound with iodine —- смазать рану йодом ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) швабра 2) med. тампон 3) med. мазок; to take a swab - взять мазок 4) naut.; sl. офицерский погон 5) sl. увалень 6) mil. щетка банника 7) tech. помазок; банник 2. v. мыть шваброй (тж. swab down); подтирать шваброй (тж. swab up); Every morning, the sailors had to swab down the flow of the ship. ...Англо-русский словарь
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- 1659, from swabber (1607) "mop for cleaning a ship's deck," from a Du. word akin to W.Fris. swabber "mop," from P.Gmc. *swab-. The verb is first recorded 1719, possibly from the noun. Slang meaning "a sailor" first attested 1798. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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