"swab" meaning in All languages combined

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Romanization [Egyptian]

Head templates: {{head|egy|romanization}} swab
  1. Manuel de Codage transliteration of swꜥb. Tags: romanization

Noun [English]

IPA: /swɒb/ Audio: En-au-swab.ogg [Australia] Forms: swabs [plural]
enPR: swŏb Rhymes: -ɒb Etymology: Mid 17th century (in the sense 'mop for cleaning the decks'): back-formation from Middle English swabber (“sailor detailed to swab decks”), from Middle Dutch zwabber, from a Germanic base meaning 'splash' or 'sway', also found as nautical German Schwabber and Volga German Schwabber ("scrubber, mop, swab") Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|swabber|t=sailor detailed to swab decks}} Middle English swabber (“sailor detailed to swab decks”), {{der|en|dum|zwabber}} Middle Dutch zwabber, {{cog|de|Schwabber}} German Schwabber, {{cog|gmw-vog|Schwabber}} Volga German Schwabber Head templates: {{en-noun}} swab (plural swabs)
  1. (medicine) A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access. Categories (topical): Medicine, Cleaning Translations (a small piece of soft, absorbent material): тампон (tampon) [masculine] (Bulgarian), escovilló [masculine] (Catalan), watje, prop (Dutch), tvørri [masculine] (Faroese), Tupfer [masculine] (German), tampone [masculine] (Italian), turunda [feminine] (Latin), kope (Maori), wacik [masculine] (Polish), hisopo (Arg., Mex., Ur. y Ven.) [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-swab-en-noun-Y4PbpfkS Disambiguation of Cleaning: 16 7 29 32 2 6 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 4 22 3 17 19 2 Topics: medicine, sciences Disambiguation of 'a small piece of soft, absorbent material': 65 18 16 0 0 1
  2. A sample taken with a swab (piece of absorbent material). Translations (A sample taken with a swab): uitstrijkje (Dutch), Abstrich [masculine] (German), tampone [masculine] (Italian), брис (bris) [masculine] (Macedonian), мазок (mazok) [masculine] (Russian), frotis [masculine] (Spanish), sıyırma (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-swab-en-noun-8dJQCqym Disambiguation of 'A sample taken with a swab': 10 77 9 2 0 2
  3. A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns. Categories (topical): Cleaning Translations (A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns): escovilló [masculine] (Catalan), poetsvod,doekje (Dutch), Läppchen [neuter] (German), Tupfer [masculine] (German), rongy (Hungarian), törlőrongy (Hungarian), ceirt [feminine] (Irish), panno [masculine] (Italian), straccio [masculine] (Italian), tupfer [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-swab-en-noun-pcY2Y6e8 Disambiguation of Cleaning: 16 7 29 32 2 6 9 Disambiguation of 'A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns': 11 5 78 2 2 2
  4. A mop, especially on a ship. Categories (topical): Cleaning Translations (A mop, especially on a ship): моп (mop) [masculine] (Bulgarian), zwabber (Dutch), Wischmopp [masculine] (German), swabro (Ido), cotonete [masculine] (Portuguese), svabb (Swedish), sıyırma (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-swab-en-noun-ygej7CPs Disambiguation of Cleaning: 16 7 29 32 2 6 9 Disambiguation of 'A mop, especially on a ship': 3 1 3 91 0 1
  5. (slang) A sailor; a swabby. Tags: slang Synonyms (sailor): swabby Translations (A sailor): матрос (matros) [masculine] (Bulgarian), koopvaardijmatroos (Dutch), Seemann [masculine] (German), Matrose [masculine] (German), tengerész (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-swab-en-noun-XxZ~HNKn Disambiguation of 'sailor': 0 0 0 0 100 0 Disambiguation of 'A sailor': 0 0 0 0 100 0
  6. (slang) A naval officer's epaulet. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-swab-en-noun-u3qMLlkj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cotton swab, fire swab, swab hitch, swab jockey

Verb [English]

IPA: /swɒb/ Audio: En-au-swab.ogg [Australia] Forms: swabs [present, singular, third-person], swabbing [participle, present], swabbed [participle, past], swabbed [past]
enPR: swŏb Rhymes: -ɒb Etymology: Mid 17th century (in the sense 'mop for cleaning the decks'): back-formation from Middle English swabber (“sailor detailed to swab decks”), from Middle Dutch zwabber, from a Germanic base meaning 'splash' or 'sway', also found as nautical German Schwabber and Volga German Schwabber ("scrubber, mop, swab") Etymology templates: {{der|en|enm|swabber|t=sailor detailed to swab decks}} Middle English swabber (“sailor detailed to swab decks”), {{der|en|dum|zwabber}} Middle Dutch zwabber, {{cog|de|Schwabber}} German Schwabber, {{cog|gmw-vog|Schwabber}} Volga German Schwabber Head templates: {{en-verb}} swab (third-person singular simple present swabs, present participle swabbing, simple past and past participle swabbed)
  1. (transitive) To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab. Tags: transitive Translations (To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab): бърша с моп (bǎrša s mop) (Bulgarian), zwabberen, dweilen (Dutch), putzen (German), abputzen (German), wischen (German), abwischen (German), swabragar (Ido), betuppen (Luxembourgish), вытира́ть (vytirátʹ) (Russian), чи́стить (čístitʹ) (Russian), obrisati (Serbo-Croatian), svabba (Swedish), moppa (Swedish), våttorka (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-swab-en-verb-ieN-TZS9

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "tags": [
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      "word": "Seemann"
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      "code": "hu",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "swab the deck of a ship",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive) To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/swɒb/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɒb"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-swab.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/9a/En-au-swab.ogg/En-au-swab.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/En-au-swab.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    },
    {
      "enpr": "swŏb"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "bǎrša s mop",
      "sense": "To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab",
      "word": "бърша с моп"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab",
      "word": "zwabberen, dweilen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab",
      "word": "putzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab",
      "word": "abputzen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab",
      "word": "wischen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab",
      "word": "abwischen"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab",
      "word": "swabragar"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab",
      "word": "betuppen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vytirátʹ",
      "sense": "To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab",
      "word": "вытира́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "čístitʹ",
      "sense": "To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab",
      "word": "чи́стить"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab",
      "word": "obrisati"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab",
      "word": "svabba"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab",
      "word": "moppa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab",
      "word": "våttorka"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "swab"
  ],
  "word": "swab"
}

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