dab (redirected from dabs)

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 ³  (db)

n. Chiefly British

A dab hand.

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[Origin unknown.]

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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

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dab

v dab [dӕb]

to touch gently with something soft or moist He dabbed the wound gently with cottonwool. tik, aanraak, dep يَمْسَحُ، يُرَبِّتُ докосвам lehce poklepávat/poťukávat duppe abtupfen αγγίζω ελαφρά tocar ligeramente tupsutama مالیدن؛ آهسته لمس کردن taputella tamponner לִטפוֹח चुपड़ना, थपकी dirnuti,kuckati megérint mencolek bera lauslega á sfregare lievemente 軽く押しあてる 부드럽게 와닿다; 가볍게 두드리다 švelniai nuspaudyti viegli pieskarties mengelap betten delikatnie dotknąć, musnąć tocar de leve слегка прикасаться ľahko sa dotýkať, poklepkávať lahno obrisati, popivnati taknuti badda ป้าย hafif hafif bastırmak 輕敷,輕拍 торкатися; прикладати کسی گیلے کپڑے یا اسفنج وغیرہ سے ہلکے ہلکے پونچھنا vỗ nhẹ 轻敷,轻拍

n

1 a small lump of anything soft or moist a dab of butter. tikkie, titseltjie شَيْء قَليل مِن бучка ždibeček, kapka en lille smule; klat der Klecks μικρή ποσότητα, μια ιδέα toque tiba تکه بسیار کوچک nokare, tippa un petit peu (de) טִפיחָה थपकी grudica maslaca darabka secolekan smáklípa, klína un poco ひとつまみの～ (한 번 칠할 정도의) 소량 gumulas, gniužulas piciņa; pikucītis sedikit likje klatt, klump bryłka, pacynka bocadinho un strat (de) мазок štipka, kúštik košček komadić klump, klick จำนวนเล็กน้อย bir parça, azıcık 濕而軟的小塊 грудка کسی نرم یا نم چیز کا چھوٹا سا ٹکڑا miếng 湿而软的小块

2 a gentle touch a dab with a wet cloth. tikkie لَمْسَه، تَرْبيتَه докосване jemný dotek dup der Tupfer ελαφρό άγγιγμα, σκούπισμα golpecito tupsutus لمس آهسته sipaisu coup léger נְגִיעָה קָלָה थपकाना otirati dodirivanjem megérintés colekan létt snerting tocco lieve 軽く押しあてること 가볍게 닿기 švelnus prisilietimas (viegls) pieskāriens; piesitiens lap veegje lett berøring, lite dask tknięcie, muśnięcie toque tam­ponare uşoară прикосновение ľahký dotyk dotik lak dodir lätt tryckning (beröring), dutt ป้าย hafifçe dokunuş 輕擦 дотик ہلکا سا لمس sự thấm 轻擦