Dab

[dæb]

Definition

(noun.) a small quantity of something moist or liquid; 'a dab of paint'; 'a splatter of mud'; 'just a splash of whiskey'.

(verb.) hit lightly; 'pat him on the shoulder'.

(verb.) apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; 'dab the wall with paint'.

Checker: Patrice--From WordNet

Definition

(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.

Edited by Candice

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Strike, slap.

n. [1]. Blow, stroke.[2]. Adept, expert, proficient, master-hand, capital hand, nice hand, DABSTER, good hand.

Inputed by Logan

Definition

n. an expert person.—n. Dab′ster (coll.).

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.

Editor: Terence

Examples

Typed by Cecil

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