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Noun swabbing has 1 sense
- swabbing, mopping - cleaning with a mop; "he gave it a good mopping"
--1 is a kind of scrub, scrubbing, scouring
Verb swab has 2 senses
- swab, swob - wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks"
--1 is one way to wipe up, mop up, mop
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- dab, swab, swob - apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint"
--2 is one way to put on, apply
Sample sentence:
They swab the bread with melted butter
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