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swabbing
Overview of noun swabbing
The noun swabbing has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. swabbing, mopping -- (cleaning with a mop; "he gave it a good mopping")
Overview of verb swab
The verb swab has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) swab, swob -- (wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks")
2. dab, swab, swob -- (apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun swabbing
1 sense of swabbing
Sense 1
swabbing, mopping
=> scrub, scrubbing, scouring
=> cleaning, cleansing, cleanup
=> improvement
=> change of state
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun swabbing
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun swabbing
1 sense of swabbing
Sense 1
swabbing, mopping
=> scrub, scrubbing, scouring
Antonyms of noun swabbing
Member Holonyms of noun swabbing
Substance Holonyms of noun swabbing
Part Holonyms of noun swabbing
Member Meronyms of noun swabbing
Substance Meronyms of noun swabbing
Part Meronyms of noun swabbing
Meronyms of noun swabbing
Holonyms of noun swabbing
Attributes of noun swabbing
Derived Forms of noun swabbing
1 sense of swabbing
Sense 1
swabbing, mopping
RELATED TO>(verb) swab#1
=> swab, swob
Domain of noun swabbing
Domain Terms of noun swabbing
Familiarity of noun swabbing
swabbing used as a noun is very rare (polysemy count =1)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun swabbing
1 sense of swabbing
Sense 1
swabbing, mopping
> scrub, scrubbing, scouring
=> swabbing, mopping
Meronyms of noun swabbing
1 sense of swabbing
Holonyms of noun swabbing
Grep of noun swabbing
swabbing
Antonyms of verb swab
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb swab
2 senses of swab
Sense 1
swab, swob
=> wipe up, mop up, mop
=> absorb, suck, imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, draw, take in, take up
Sense 2
dab, swab, swob
=> put on, apply
=> cover
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb swab
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb swab
2 senses of swab
Sense 1
swab, swob
=> wipe up, mop up, mop
Sense 2
dab, swab, swob
=> put on, apply
'Cause To' of verb swab
Derived Forms of verb swab
2 senses of swab
Sense 1
swab, swob
RELATED TO>(noun) swab#2
=> swab, swob, mop
RELATED TO>(noun) swabbing#1
=> swabbing, mopping
Sense 2
dab, swab, swob
RELATED TO>(noun) swab#1
=> swab
Domain of verb swab
Domain Terms of verb swab
Familiarity of verb swab
swab used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb swab
2 senses of swab
Sense 1
swab, swob
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
dab, swab, swob
EX: They swab the bread with melted butter
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb swab
2 senses of swab
Sense 1
swab, swob
> wipe up, mop up, mop
=> swab, swob
=> sponge
Sense 2
dab, swab, swob
> put on, apply
=> dab, swab, swob
=> daub
=> gum
=> dress
=> cream
=> cold-cream
=> putty
=> sponge on
=> slap on, clap on, slam on
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb swab
Sense 1
swab, swob
=> wipe up, mop up, mop
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Sense 2
dab, swab, swob
=> put on, apply
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Grep of verb swab
swab
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