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SWABBING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does swabbing mean? 

SWABBING (noun)
  The noun SWABBING has 1 sense:

1. cleaning with a mopplay

  Familiarity information: SWABBING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SWABBING (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Cleaning with a mop

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

mopping; swabbing

Context example:

he gave it a good mopping

Hypernyms ("swabbing" is a kind of...):

scouring; scrub; scrubbing (the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water)

Derivation:

swab (wash with a swab or a mop)


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