swob


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swob

 (swŏb)
n. & v.
Variant of swab.
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swob

(swɒb)
n, vb, swobs, swobbing or swobbed
a less common spelling of swab
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swob


Past participle: swobbed
Gerund: swobbing

Imperative
swob
swob
Present
I swob
you swob
he/she/it swobs
we swob
you swob
they swob
Preterite
I swobbed
you swobbed
he/she/it swobbed
we swobbed
you swobbed
they swobbed
Present Continuous
I am swobbing
you are swobbing
he/she/it is swobbing
we are swobbing
you are swobbing
they are swobbing
Present Perfect
I have swobbed
you have swobbed
he/she/it has swobbed
we have swobbed
you have swobbed
they have swobbed
Past Continuous
I was swobbing
you were swobbing
he/she/it was swobbing
we were swobbing
you were swobbing
they were swobbing
Past Perfect
I had swobbed
you had swobbed
he/she/it had swobbed
we had swobbed
you had swobbed
they had swobbed
Future
I will swob
you will swob
he/she/it will swob
we will swob
you will swob
they will swob
Future Perfect
I will have swobbed
you will have swobbed
he/she/it will have swobbed
we will have swobbed
you will have swobbed
they will have swobbed
Future Continuous
I will be swobbing
you will be swobbing
he/she/it will be swobbing
we will be swobbing
you will be swobbing
they will be swobbing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been swobbing
you have been swobbing
he/she/it has been swobbing
we have been swobbing
you have been swobbing
they have been swobbing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been swobbing
you will have been swobbing
he/she/it will have been swobbing
we will have been swobbing
you will have been swobbing
they will have been swobbing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been swobbing
you had been swobbing
he/she/it had been swobbing
we had been swobbing
you had been swobbing
they had been swobbing
Conditional
I would swob
you would swob
he/she/it would swob
we would swob
you would swob
they would swob
Past Conditional
I would have swobbed
you would have swobbed
he/she/it would have swobbed
we would have swobbed
you would have swobbed
they would have swobbed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.swob - cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handleswob - cleaning implement consisting of absorbent material fastened to a handle; for cleaning floors
cleaning device, cleaning equipment, cleaning implement - any of a large class of implements used for cleaning
dry mop, dust mop, dustmop - a dry swab for dusting floors
mop handle - the handle of a mop
sponge mop - a wet mop with a sponge as the absorbent
Verb1.swob - wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks"
mop, mop up, wipe up - to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop; "Mop the hallway now"; "He mopped her forehead with a towel"
2.swob - apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint"
apply, put on - apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"
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