A dab is a quick, soft application of something, like paint or makeup. You might touch up a clown's makeup with several dabs on his cheeks and forehead.
A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert.
Noun
a light touch or stroke
Noun
a small quantity of something moist or soft; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"
Verb
hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder"
Verb
apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint"
n.
A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert.
n.
A name given to several species of flounders, esp. to the
European species, Pleuronectes limanda. The American rough dab is
Hippoglossoides platessoides.
v. i.
To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist
substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber.
v. i.
To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
n.
A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden
blow or hit; a peck.
n.
A small mass of anything soft or moist.
Dab
One excels at a plan or the titlepage, another works away at the body of the book, and the therd is a dab at an index.
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A sore should . . . be wiped . . . only by dabbing it over with fine lint.2.
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Astratch of her clame, a dab of her beack.2.
A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert.
A name given to several species of ounders, esp. to the European spesies, Pleuronectes imanda. TheAmerican rough dab is Hippoglossoides platessoides.
To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber.
A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck.
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