English to Hindi Dictionary

Hindi meaning of swab

swab

/noun/ झाड़ू; ब्रश; पट्टी; कंची; अफ़सर;
/verb/झाड़ू से साफ़ करना; झाड़ू लगाना; झाड़-पोंछ करना; कूंची; फाह;

Synonym broom; brush; strip; swob; officer; sweep; mop up; whisk;

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English Dictionary:

1. Swab

[n.]

- To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship.
- A kind of mop for cleaning floors, the desks of vessels, etc., esp. one made of rope-yarns or threads.
- A bit of sponge, cloth, or the like, fastened to a handle, for cleansing the mouth of a sick person, applying medicaments to deep-seated parts, etc.
- An epaulet.
- A cod, or pod, as of beans or pease.
- A sponge, or other suitable substance, attached to a long rod or handle, for cleaning the bore of a firearm.