资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Swab \Swab\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swabbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Swabbing}.] [See {Swabber}, n.]
   To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after
   washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship. [Spelt also {swob}.]

资料来源 : WordNet®

swab
     n 1: implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used
          to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a
          specimen of a secretion
     2: cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened
        to a handle; for cleaning floors [syn: {swob}, {mop}]
     v 1: wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks" [syn: {swob}]
     2: apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with
        paint" [syn: {dab}, {swob}]
     [also: {swabbing}, {swabbed}]

swabbed
     See {swab}