swabs is a form of:

Swab



noun
1.
(mop or absorbent pad for cleansing of drying or absorbing things, a specimen of a secretion taken with this, [slang] a sailor, clumsy loutish person) floor swab ប្រដាប់សម្រាប់ដុសលាងម៉្យាងមានដង, ear swab តម្បារត្រចៀក, gun swab ឧបករណ៍ម្យ៉ាងមានដងវែងសម្រាប់ ដើម
2.
(វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) សំអាតដោយជូតនឹងសំឡីឬវត្ថុធាតុដែលមានភាពទន់
3.
(វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) ឈើដែលមានសំឡីនៅខាងចុងសំរាប់សំអាតរន្ធនៃខ្លួន ឬលាបថ្នាំជាដើម
verbpast tense: swabbed ; past participle: swabbed ; present participle: swabbing ;
1.
(វេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ) Swab (a sore) ដុសលាង (ដំបៅ)
2.
(TRANSITIVE) (To clean with mop or swab) សំអាត, បង្ហិន, យកអស់ពីខ្លួន
Example: To swab the floor, The doctor swabbed Sophy's wound with Mercurochrome.
  • clean out the ear with a swab
    - ត្បារត្រចៀក
  • cotton swab
    - សំឡីជូតលាងដំបៅ
  • cotton swab jar
    - ចង្កឹះតំបារ, ចង្កឹះមូរសំឡី
  • swab the deck
    - ដុសលាងនឹងប្រដាប់សម្រាប់ដុសលាងម៉្យាងមានដង
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A kind of mop for cleaning floors, the desks of vessels, etc., esp. one made of rope-yarns or threads.
2.
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.
3.
A cod, or pod, as of beans or pease.
4.
A sponge, or other suitable substance, attached to a long rod or handle, for cleaning the bore of a firearm.
verbpast tense: swabbed ; past participle: swabbed ; present participle: swabbing ;
1.
To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship.
1.
An epaulet