Betydelse av swab på svenska

• 0 a small piece of soft material used for cleaning a cut or for taking a small amount of substance from a body, or the substance itself that can then be tested:

  • The nurse cleaned the cut on my leg with a swab.

  • "I'm just going to take a swab of your ear," said the doctor.

  • Use a cotton swab to clean your ears.

• 1 to wash a surface, especially the open, flat areas of a ship, with a wet cloth or mop

• 2 to clean a cut or take a small amount of substance from a body using a small piece of soft material

• 3 a small piece of soft material at the end of a thin stick, used esp. for cleaning something or for putting on medicine:

  • a cotton swab