Dab

Quick meaning: Dab is a verb meaning (transitive) To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.

Meaning

(transitive) To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To apply a substance in this way.
2. To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
3. (dance, intransitive) To perform the dab dance move; to move both arms, parallel with one's head, to either side of the body.
4. (bingo) Synonym of daub (to mark a bingo card)
5. A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow.
6. (African-American Vernacular) A soft, playful box given in greeting or approval.
7. (slang) To apply hash oil to a heated surface for the purpose of efficient combustion.

Example Sentences

Dab the tears from your eyes.

I dabbed my face with a towel.

Look, my bruddas don't dab, we just vossi bop

The nurse will dab some ointment on that gash.

Word Forms

• dabs
• dabbing
• dabbed

Synonyms for dab

Depending on context, synonyms include daub, bump, pat, spat, tit, blob.

Antonyms for dab

Common opposites include doogheno.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include splash, splatter, swab, tap, pat, swob.

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