What does DAB mean?

Definitions for DAB
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tap, pat, dabnoun

    a light touch or stroke

  2. dab, splash, splatterverb

    a small quantity of something moist or liquid

    "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey"

  3. dab, swab, swobverb

    apply (usually a liquid) to a surface

    "dab the wall with paint"

  4. dab, patverb

    hit lightly

    "pat him on the shoulder"

Wiktionary

  1. dabnoun

    One skilful or proficient, an expert, an adept.

  2. dabnoun

    A small flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, especially Limanda limandauFF1B flounder.

  3. Etymology: From dabbe, from possibly imitative.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. A Dabnoun

    Etymology: from the verb.

    Of flat fish there are rays, flowks, dabs, plaice. Carew.

  2. To DABverb

    To strike gently with something soft or moist.

    Etymology: dauber, Fr.

    A sore should never be wiped by drawing a piece of tow or rag over it, but only by dabbing it with fine lint. Samuel Sharp.

ChatGPT

  1. dab

    "Dab" has multiple meanings depending on the context: 1. Dance Move: It's a popular dance move that originated in the hip-hop scene where a person drops their head into the bent crook of a slanted, upwardly angled arm, while raising the opposite arm straight out simultaneously. 2. Consumption method: In cannabis culture, a dab refers to a dose of cannabis concentrate (like oil, wax, or shatter) that is heated on a hot surface, usually a nail, and then inhaled. 3. Sport: In fishing, a dab is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, native to shallow seas around Northern Europe. 4. Painting technique: In art, Dab can refer to the act of applying paint, cream or any other substance by lightly pressing. 5. In internet slang, it is also sometimes used to describe an act of showing superiority. Note: The specific definition would depend on the context of use.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Dabnoun

    a skillful hand; a dabster; an expert

  2. Dabnoun

    a name given to several species of flounders, esp. to the European species, Pleuronectes limanda. The American rough dab is Hippoglossoides platessoides

  3. Dabverb

    to strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber

  4. Dabverb

    to strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust

  5. Dabnoun

    a gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck

  6. Dabnoun

    a small mass of anything soft or moist

  7. Etymology: [Perh. so named from its quickness in diving beneath the sand. Cf. Dabchick.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Dab

    dab, v.t. to strike gently with something soft or moist, to smear:—pr.p. dab′bing; pa.p. dabbed.—n. a gentle blow: a small lump of anything soft or moist: a species of flounder of light-brown colour, with small dark spots and rough, close-set scales.—ns. Dab′ber, a sort of pad for dabbing ink on engraved wood blocks or plates; Dab′chick, a small water-fowl, a kind of grebe. [First about 1300; cf. Old Dut. dabben, to pinch; Ger. tappe, a pat. Confused with Daub and Tap.]

  2. Dab

    dab, n. an expert person.—n. Dab′ster (coll.). [Prob. a corr. of Adept.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. dab

    The sea-flounder. An old general term for a pleuronect or flat fish of any kind, but usually appropriated to the Platessa limanda. The word is familiarly applied to one who is expert in anything.

Editors Contribution

  1. dab

    to do a dance move.

    I am good at dabbing.


    Submitted by anonymous on July 17, 2019  


  2. dabverb

    To hit lightly and softly; pat.

    I dabbed my face with some tissue.


    Submitted by zakaria1409 on June 29, 2022  

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  1. ABD

  2. ADB

  3. bad

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of DAB in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of DAB in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of DAB in a Sentence

  1. Quentin Crisp:

    Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses.

  2. Jeremy Douglas:

    You couldn't get much more central in Jakarta if you tried, it's basically right smack dab in the central business area.

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