swab
noun
a large mop used on shipboard for cleaning decks, living quarters, etc.
have swabbed
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present perfectof swab.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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In Detroit, students have swabbed or run tests on more than 6,000 people, including nursing home residents who had an infection rate of roughly 25%.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 28, 2020
Some of the blue lava dust is sticking to our mast yet, although we have swabbed decks and rigging again and again to be clear of it.
From The San Francisco calamity by earthquake and fire by Charles Morris
If the Thames had suddenly flooded the garret, the Captain’s energy was sufficient to have swabbed it up in time to prevent a drop reaching “the lower deck.”
From Rivers of Ice by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne
I will stay until I have swabbed her throat again.
From Revelations of a Wife The Story of a Honeymoon by Adele Garrison
