Swob — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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

wash with a swab or a mop

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/swˈɑːb/

🇬🇧British English

/swˈɒb/

🇮🇳Indian English

/swˈɒb/

1 syllable Say it as /swˈɑːb/.

Examples

swab the ship's decks
dab the wall with paint

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mop swab dab

Parts of Speech

noun	cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
verb	wash with a swab or a mop “swab the ship's decks”
verb	apply (usually a liquid) to a surface “dab the wall with paint”

Word Forms

swab	verb	wash with a swab or a mop
swob	verb	wash with a swab or a mop
mop	verb	to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop
swab	noun	cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
swabbing	noun	cleaning with a mop
swob	noun	cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
dab	noun	a light touch or stroke

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

serpillière

instrument de nettoyage constitué d'un matériau absorbant fixé à un manche; pour nettoyer les sols

🇪🇸Spanish

algodón

instrumento de limpieza compuesto por material absorbente sujeto a un mango; para limpiar pisos

🇮🇹Italian

tamponare

strumento per la pulizia costituito da materiale assorbente fissato ad una maniglia; per la pulizia dei pavimenti

🇳🇱Dutch

zwabberen

schoonmaakgereedschap bestaande uit absorberend materiaal bevestigd aan een handvat; voor het reinigen van vloeren

🇷🇺Russian

тампон

приспособление для чистки, состоящее из впитывающего материала, прикрепленное к ручке; для мытья полов

India

🇮🇳Hindi

झाड़-पोंछ करना

एक हैंडल से बंधी अवशोषक सामग्री से बना सफाई उपकरण; फर्श की सफाई के लिए

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்வாப்

ஒரு கைப்பிடியுடன் இணைக்கப்பட்ட உறிஞ்சக்கூடிய பொருட்களைக் கொண்ட சுத்தம் செய்யும் கருவி; தரையை சுத்தம் செய்வதற்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

ఊపిరితిత్తులు

హ్యాండిల్‌కు బిగించిన శోషక పదార్థంతో కూడిన శుభ్రపరిచే సాధనం; అంతస్తులు శుభ్రం చేయడానికి

🇮🇳Marathi

घासणे

हँडलला जोडलेले शोषक सामग्री असलेले साफसफाईचे उपकरण; मजले साफ करण्यासाठी

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્વોબ

હેન્ડલ સાથે જોડાયેલ શોષક સામગ્રીનો સમાવેશ કરતી સફાઈ સાધન; ફ્લોર સાફ કરવા માટે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ವ್ಯಾಬ್

ಹ್ಯಾಂಡಲ್ಗೆ ಜೋಡಿಸಲಾದ ಹೀರಿಕೊಳ್ಳುವ ವಸ್ತುವನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ಸ್ವಚ್ಛಗೊಳಿಸುವ ಉಪಕರಣ; ಮಹಡಿಗಳನ್ನು ಸ್ವಚ್ಛಗೊಳಿಸಲು

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വൊബ്

ഒരു ഹാൻഡിൽ ഉറപ്പിച്ചിരിക്കുന്ന ആഗിരണം ചെയ്യാവുന്ന വസ്തുക്കൾ അടങ്ങിയ ക്ലീനിംഗ് ഉപകരണം; നിലകൾ വൃത്തിയാക്കുന്നതിന്

🇵🇰Urdu

جھاڑو

ہینڈل سے جکڑے ہوئے جاذب مواد پر مشتمل صفائی کا سامان؛ فرش کی صفائی کے لیے

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

拖把

由固定在手柄上的吸收材料组成的清洁工具；用于清洁地板

🇯🇵Japanese

スワッブ

ハンドルに固定された吸収性材料からなる洗浄用具。床掃除用

🇰🇷Korean

미련퉁이

손잡이에 고정된 흡수성 물질로 구성된 청소 도구; 바닥 청소용

🇻🇳Vietnamese

lau chùi

dụng cụ làm sạch bao gồm vật liệu thấm hút được gắn chặt vào tay cầm; để lau sàn

🇹🇭Thai

ตบ

อุปกรณ์ทำความสะอาดที่ประกอบด้วยวัสดุดูดซับที่ยึดติดกับด้ามจับ สำหรับทำความสะอาดพื้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

alat penyepel

alat pembersih yang terdiri dari bahan penyerap yang diikatkan pada pegangan; untuk membersihkan lantai

🇵🇭Filipino

pamunas

kagamitan sa paglilinis na binubuo ng sumisipsip na materyal na ikinakabit sa isang hawakan; para sa paglilinis ng mga sahig

🇲🇾Malay

sapuan

alat pembersihan yang terdiri daripada bahan penyerap yang diikat pada pemegang; untuk membersihkan lantai

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مسحوب

أداة تنظيف تتكون من مادة ماصة مثبتة بمقبض؛ لتنظيف الأرضيات

🇮🇷Persian

سواب

ابزار تمیز کردن متشکل از مواد جاذب متصل به یک دسته؛ برای تمیز کردن کف

🇹🇷Turkish

swab

bir sapa tutturulmuş emici malzemeden oluşan temizleme aleti; zeminleri temizlemek için

🇮🇱Hebrew

לטלטל

כלי ניקוי המורכב מחומר סופג מהודק לידית; לניקוי רצפות

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The primary meaning of 'swob' is 'cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors'.

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