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SWOB

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

mop; swab; swob

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("swob" is a kind of...):

cleaning device; cleaning equipment; cleaning implement (any of a large class of implements used for cleaning)

Meronyms (parts of "swob"):

mop handle (the handle of a mop)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "swob"):

dry mop; dust mop; dustmop (a dry swab for dusting floors)

sponge mop (a wet mop with a sponge as the absorbent)

Derivation:

swob (wash with a swab or a mop)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Apply (usually a liquid) to a surface

Example:

dab the wall with paint

Synonyms:

dab; swab; swob

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "swob" is one way to...):

apply; put on (apply to a surface)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something with something

Sentence example:

They swob the bread with melted butter

Sense 2

Meaning:

Wash with a swab or a mop

Example:

swab the ship's decks

Synonyms:

swab; swob

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "swob" is one way to...):

mop; mop up; wipe up (to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

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

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