dab
/dæb/noun, verb1 syllable
Dab means: a light touch or stroke.
Synonyms for dab17
noun, as in a small quantity of something moist or liquid
noun, as in a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing
verb, as in apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
verb, as in hit lightly
also used for dab
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What does dab mean?7
noun
a light touch or stroke
a small quantity of something moist or liquid“a dab of paint”
a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing
verb
apply (usually a liquid) to a surface“dab the wall with paint”
hit lightly“pat him on the shoulder”
to smoke marijuana using butane hash oil
to perform a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with dab?13
Dab in a sentence
- Kansas is smack dab in the middle of the US.darinmex
- If you sleep in the bath smack-dab in the middle of winter, you could freeze to death.DJ_Saidez
- My girlfriend is doing a dab.shekitten
- Jo is a dab hand at wallpapering.sundown
- Jo's a dab hand at wallpapering; she'll have the living room done in no time.sundown
- Would you like to do a dab?shekitten
- Gently dab the ointment on the wound.Teangloir
- Tom is a dab hand at cooking.zumley
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of dab
as a noun
- plural
- dabs
as a verb
- past tense
- dabbed
- present participle
- dabbing
- third-person singular
- dabs
- past participle
- dabbed