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Definition of 'dab'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) dab
to pat or tap gently:
I dabbed my eyes with a handkerchief.

2.  dab
to apply (a substance) by light strokes.

3.  dab
to strike, esp. lightly.

4. (v.i.) dab
to strike lightly; make a dab; pat:
She dabbed at the stain on her dress.

5. (n.) dab
a quick or light pat, as with something soft.

6.  dab
a small lump or quantity:
a dab of powder.

7. (n.) dab
any of several flatfishes of the genus Limanda, esp. the European flatfish,
L. limanda.

8. (Slang.) dab
a person skilled in something; expert.

9.  DAB
Dictionary of American Biography.

Definition of 'dab'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) tap, pat, dab
a light touch or stroke

2. (verb) dab, splash, splatter
a small quantity of something moist or liquid
"a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey"

3. (verb) dab, swab, swob
apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
"dab the wall with paint"

4. (verb) dab, pat
hit lightly
"pat him on the shoulder"

Definition of 'dab'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) dab
a skillful hand; a dabster; an expert

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

3. (noun) dab
a gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck

4. (noun) dab
a small mass of anything soft or moist

5. (verb) dab
to strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber

6. (verb) dab
to strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust

Translation of 'dab'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to touch gently with something soft or moist He dabbed the wound gently with cottonwool.
Afrikaans: tik, aanraak, dep	Arabic: يَمْسَحُ، يُرَبِّتُ	Bulgarian: докосвам
Brazilian: tocar de leve	Czech: lehce poklepávat/poťukáva	German: abtupfen
Danish: duppe	Greek: αγγίζω ελαφρά	Spanish: tocar ligeramente
Estonian: tupsutama	Farsi: مالیدن؛ آهسته لمس کردن	Finnish: kostuttaa
French: tamponner	Hebrew: לִטפוֹח	Hindi: चुपड़ना, थपकी
Croatian: dirnuti, kuckati	Hungarian: megérint	Indonesian: mencolek
Icelandic: bera lauslegaá	Italian: sfregare lievemente	Japanese: 軽く押しあてる
Korean: 가볍게 두드리다	Lithuanian: švelniai nuspaudyti	Latvian: viegli pieskarties
Malay: mengelap	Dutch: betten	Polish: delikatnie dotknąć, musną
Persian: مالیدن؛ آهسته لمس کردن	Pashto: په پاسته او لا نده شى په	Portuguese: tocar de leve
Russian: слегка прикасаться	Slovak: ľahko sa dotýkať, poklepk	Slovenian: lahno obrisati, popivnati
Serbian: taknuti	Swedish: badda	Thai: ป้าย
Turkish: hafif hafif bastırmak	Taiwanese: 輕敷，輕拍	Ukrainian: торкатися; прикладати
Urdu: کسی گیلے کپڑے یا اسفنج وغ	Vietnamese: vỗ nhẹ	Chinese: 轻敷，轻拍
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