To use a swab on something, or clean something with a swab.
A sailor; a swabby.
A naval officer's epaulet.
A small piece of soft, absorbent material, such as gauze, used to clean wounds, apply medicine, or take samples of body fluids. Often attached to a stick or wire to aid access.
A mop, especially on a ship.
A piece of material used for cleaning or sampling other items like musical instruments or guns.
A sample taken with a swab (piece of absorbent material).
To make less painful or laborious; to relieve.
To supplement (a composition) with additional instruments, especially strings.
To make pure and salubrious by destroying noxious matter.
To make warm and fertile.
To restore to purity; to free from taint.
To become sweet.
To soften to the eye; to make delicate.
To make sweet to the taste.
To make more attractive; said of offers in negotiations.
To make (more) pleasant or to the mind or feelings.
To make mild or kind; to soften.