Definition of dab Dab
/dæˈb/ - [dab] - dab
We found 25 definitions of dab from 7 different sources.
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What does dab mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: dabs |
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| dab - a small quantity of something moist or liquid; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey" | ||
| splash, splatter | ||
| small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity an indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude | ||
| dab - a light touch or stroke | ||
| tap, pat | ||
| touching, touch the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" | ||
Verb |
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| dab - hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder" | ||
| pat | ||
| strike cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc" | ||
| dab - apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint" | ||
| swab, swob | ||
| put on, apply add to something existing; "She put on a sun room" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- dab (Noun)
A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow. - dab (Noun)
A soft, playful box#Etymology box given in greeting or approval. - dab (Noun)
A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance. - dab (Noun)
Fingerprint. - dab (Noun)
One skilful or proficient; an expert; an adept. - dab (Noun)
A small flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, especially ； a flounder. - dab (Noun)
A sand dab . - dab (Verb)
To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing. - dab (Verb)
To apply a substance in this way. - dab (Adverb)
With a dab, or sudden contact.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dab (n.)
A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert. - dab (n.)
A name given to several species of flounders, esp. to the European species, Pleuronectes limanda. The American rough dab is Hippoglossoides platessoides. - dab (v. i.)
To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber. - dab (v. i.)
To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust. - dab (n.)
A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck. - dab (n.)
A small mass of anything soft or moist.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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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.] -
dab
dab, n. an expert person.—n. Dab′ster (coll.). [Prob. a corr. of Adept.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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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.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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dab
An adept; a dab at any feat or exercise. Dab, quoth Dawkins, when he hit his wife on the a-se with a pound of butter.
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