Antonyms for swab
swɒbswab

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   • Mop

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1. swabnoun

   implement consisting of a small piece of cotton that is used to apply medication or cleanse a wound or obtain a specimen of a secretion

   Synonyms:
   mop, swob

2. swab, swob, mopverb

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

   Synonyms:
   mop, swob

3. swab, swobverb

   wash with a swab or a mop

   "swab the ship's decks"

   Synonyms:
   swob, dab

4. dab, swab, swobverb

   apply (usually a liquid) to a surface

   "dab the wall with paint"

   Synonyms:
   dab, swob, pat

How to use swab in a sentence?

1. Carol Edwards:

   Our dogs can come in, they can screen 100 kids in a half hour, and then only the ones the dog alerts on have to actually do a test, there’s no invasive nasal swab unless the dog happens to indicate on you.

2. Megan Kingston:

   I go to bed early and the next morning, I woke up with a 102-degree fever. I went to my respiratory clinic and was swabbed for COVID and had a chest X-ray, which showed I had double pneumonia. They started me on antibiotics and sent me home. They called me back two days later for the swab results. I had tested positive for COVID. I ended up in the hospital that night.

3. Peter Goadsby:

   I see no sense in complicating what can be done with a cotton swab on the physician’s couch.

4. Silvana Tridico:

   You could actually swab the victim's genital area and the suspect's genital area and see if the bacteria's transferred or not.

5. The ACEP:

   CORONAVIRUS : BIOTECH COMPANY SHIPS FIRST BATCHES OF VACCINE, TO BE TESTED ON HUMANS : REPORT Nurses at a drive-up coronavirus testing station set up by the University of Washington Medical Center sanitize their hands after taking a nose swab sample from a person in a car Friday, March 13, 2020, in Seattle. ( AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) A 70-year-old physician in Paterson, N.J., -- who leads the emergency preparedness unit at an institution in the state -- was admitted to a hospitallast week with upper respiratory problems and remains isolated in intensive care. In Washington, an emergency physician in his 40s is in stable but critical condition after having symptoms consistent with the COVID-19. Itsunknown whether the virus was spread at work or in the community, The ACEP said. He worked at EvergreenHealth Medical Center in Kirkland, Wash., where at least 15 people have died from the virus, according to the New York Times. Its located near the Seattle area, whichis known as the epicenter of the virus outbreak in the U.S. This was an area with an outbreak, so they were expecting and prepared. That obviously makes us more nervous.Dr. Angela Fusaro, an emergency doctor in Georgia told the paper. NEW YORK CITY CLOSING MOVIE THEATERS, ENTERTAINMENT VENUES DUE TO CORONAVIRUS The recent shortage of N-95 protective masksis also worrisome fordoctors, who need them to treat patients, U.S. Surgeon General Jerome M. Adams wrote on Twitter in late February. They are NOT effective in preventing general public from catching #Coronavirus, but if healthcare providers cant get them to care for sick patients, it puts them and our communities at risk !

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