SWOB

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does swob mean? 

• SWOB (noun)
  The noun SWOB has 1 sense:

1. cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors

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

• SWOB (verb)
  The verb SWOB has 2 senses:

1. wash with a swab or a mop

2. apply (usually a liquid) to a surface

  Familiarity information: SWOB used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SWOB (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mop; swab; swob

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

cleaning device; cleaning equipment; cleaning implement (any of a large class of implements used for cleaning)

Meronyms (parts of "swob"):

mop handle (the handle of a mop)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "swob"):

dry mop; dust mop; dustmop (a dry swab for dusting floors)

sponge mop (a wet mop with a sponge as the absorbent)

Derivation:

swob (wash with a swab or a mop)

• SWOB (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they swob    ... he / she / it swobs   
Past simple: swobbed   
Past participle: swobbed   
-ing form: swobbing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Wash with a swab or a mop

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

swab; swob

Context example:

swab the ship's decks

Hypernyms (to "swob" is one way to...):

mop; mop up; wipe up (to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

swob (cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Apply (usually a liquid) to a surface

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

dab; swab; swob

Context example:

dab the wall with paint

Hypernyms (to "swob" is one way to...):

apply; put on (apply to a surface)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something with something

Sentence example:

They swob the bread with melted butter