dab
v. touch lightly; spread lightly; apply small amounts | ||||
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Dabbed Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Dabbed
(imp. & p. p.)
of Dab
(imp. & p. p.)
of Dab
| WordNet 2.0 |
dab
Noun
1. a light touch or stroke
(synonym) tap, pat
(hypernym) touch, touching
(derivation) swab, swob
2. a small quantity of something moist or soft; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"
(synonym) splash, splatter
(hypernym) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
(derivation) swab, swob
Verb
1. apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint"
(synonym) swab, swob
(hypernym) put on, apply
(derivation) tap, pat
2. hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder"
(synonym) pat
(hypernym) strike
(derivation) tap, pat
Noun
1. a light touch or stroke
(synonym) tap, pat
(hypernym) touch, touching
(derivation) swab, swob
2. a small quantity of something moist or soft; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"
(synonym) splash, splatter
(hypernym) small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount
(derivation) swab, swob
Verb
1. apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint"
(synonym) swab, swob
(hypernym) put on, apply
(derivation) tap, pat
2. hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder"
(synonym) pat
(hypernym) strike
(derivation) tap, pat