dab

dab ¹  (db)

v. dabbed, dab·bing, dabs

v.tr.

1. To apply with short poking strokes: dabbed some paint on the worn spots.

2. To cover lightly with or as if with a moist substance.

3. To strike or hit lightly.

v.intr.

To tap gently; pat.

n.

1. A small amount: a dab of jelly.

2. A quick light pat.

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[Middle English dabben, to strike.]

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dab ²  (db)

n.

Any of various flatfishes, chiefly of the genera Limanda and Hippoglossoides, related to and resembling the flounders.

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[Middle English dabbe.]

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dab ¹

Verb

[dabbing, dabbed]

1. to pat lightly and quickly

2. to apply with short tapping strokes: dabbing antiseptic on cuts

Noun

1. a small amount of something soft or moist

2. a light stroke or tap

3. dabs Slang, chiefly Brit fingerprints [imitative]

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dab ²

Noun

a small European flatfish covered with rough toothed scales [Anglo-French dabbe]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dab - a light touch or stroke pat, tap touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"
	2.	dab - a small quantity of something moist or liquid; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey" splatter, splash small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity - an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
Verb	1.	dab - apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint" swab, swob apply, put on - apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!"
	2.	dab - hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder" pat strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"

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dab

verb 1. pat, touch, tap, wipe, blot, swab

2. apply, daub, stipple

noun 3. spot, bit, drop, pat, fleck, smudge, speck, dollop (informal) smidgen or smidgin (informal), chiefly U.S., Canad.

noun 4. touch, stroke, flick, smudge

Translations

dab [dæb] vt to dab ointment onto a wound → aplicar pomada sobre una herida;

to dab with paint → dar unos toques de pintura n (= light stroke) → toque m (= small amount); pizca

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dab [dæb] vt [+ eyes, wound] → tamponner [+ paint, cream]; appliquer (par petites touches or rapidement);

a dab of paint → un petit coup de peinture

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dab [dæb] vt → betupfen;

(paint, cream) → tupfen

n → Tupfer m;

to be a dab hand at sth → gut in etw dat sein;

to be a dab hand at doing sth → sich darauf verstehen, etw zu tun

dab at dab vt → betupfen

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dab [dæb] vt [+ eyes, wound] → tamponare [+ paint, cream]; applicare (con leggeri colpetti);

a dab of paint → un colpetto di vernice