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swabbed

swabbed is the simple past and past participle of swab.

Meaning of swab

Verb

swab (third-person singular simple present swabs, present participle swabbing, simple past and past participle swabbed)

  1. (transitive) To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab.
    • swab the deck of a ship

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Phrases with swabbed

Questions about swabbed

What is swabbed the simple past and past participle of?
Swabbed is the simple past and past participle of swab.

Words near swabbed in the dictionary

  1. swab down
  2. swab hitch
  3. swab hitches
  4. swab jockey
  5. swab jockeys
  6. swabbed
  7. swabbed down
  8. swabber
  9. swabbers
  10. swabbie
  11. swabbies

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