swab
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3.6
- noun
- /swɑb/
- We'll need a DNA swab.
- throat swab
- nasal swab
- cotton swab
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- This is a tiny painting, and so I need tiny swabs.
- We never had no Q-tips nigger, just cotton swabs.
Examples
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We pulled a D.N.A. swab from his fingernails.
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For the test, they collected a cheek cell sample with a cotton swab.
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What I do is that I take cotton swab just like that.
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One quick DNA swab and he gets it all.
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And we have a cotton swab and look, all the matches are in here.
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We're gonna take a swab and run a test for strep.
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We've got blood samples and a DNA swab on their way to the lab.
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Throat and nasal swab specimens were taken 3 days after the onset of illness.
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Nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal swab specimens were taken from each participant.
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In each paper cup, we placed a cotton swab soaked in Fierce Melon-flavored Gatorade.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
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1.0
A small piece of soft material used for cleaning skin or surfaces
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1.3
A small soft disposable cloth made slightly wet to clean skin or surfaces
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2.1
A piece of cloth for cleaning grease, oil, or dirt in workshops
A small clean stick used to wipe a body part to collect a sample
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Etymology
Swab comes from the same old word swabbe that meant 'mop' or 'sponge', so a medical swab is like a tiny mop on a stick used to clean a wound or take a sample.