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  1. dab:


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Detailed Synonyms for dab in English

dab:

to dab verb (dabs, dabbed, dabbing)

  1. to dab
    to dab; to moisten; to wet
    • dab verb (dabs, dabbed, dabbing)
    • moisten verb (moistens, moistened, moistening)
    • wet verb (wets, wetted, wetting)
  2. to dab
    – hit lightly 1
    to dab; pat
    – hit lightly 1
    • dab verb (dabs, dabbed, dabbing)
    • pat verb
      • pat him on the shoulder1
  3. to dab
    – apply (usually a liquid) to a surface 1
    swab; to dab; swob
    – apply (usually a liquid) to a surface 1
    • swab verb
    • dab verb (dabs, dabbed, dabbing)
      • dab the wall with paint1
    • swob verb

Conjugations for dab:

present
  1. dab
  2. dab
  3. dabs
  4. dab
  5. dab
  6. dab
simple past
  1. dabbed
  2. dabbed
  3. dabbed
  4. dabbed
  5. dabbed
  6. dabbed
present perfect
  1. have dabbed
  2. have dabbed
  3. has dabbed
  4. have dabbed
  5. have dabbed
  6. have dabbed
past continuous
  1. was dabbing
  2. were dabbing
  3. was dabbing
  4. were dabbing
  5. were dabbing
  6. were dabbing
future
  1. shall dab
  2. will dab
  3. will dab
  4. shall dab
  5. will dab
  6. will dab
continuous present
  1. am dabbing
  2. are dabbing
  3. is dabbing
  4. are dabbing
  5. are dabbing
  6. are dabbing
subjunctive
  1. be dabbed
  2. be dabbed
  3. be dabbed
  4. be dabbed
  5. be dabbed
  6. be dabbed
diverse
  1. dab!
  2. let's dab!
  3. dabbed
  4. dabbing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

dab [the ~] noun

  1. the dab
    the blob; the clot; the slush; the dab
  2. the dab
    the dollop; the dab
  3. the dab
    – a light touch or stroke 1
    the tap; the dab; the pat
    – a light touch or stroke 1
    • tap [the ~] noun
    • dab [the ~] noun
    • pat [the ~] noun
  4. the dab
    – a small quantity of something moist or liquid 1
    the splash; the dab; the splatter
    – a small quantity of something moist or liquid 1
    • splash [the ~] noun
      • just a splash of whiskey1
    • dab [the ~] noun
      • a dab of paint1
    • splatter [the ~] noun
      • a splatter of mud1

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Related Definitions for "dab":

  1. a light touch or stroke1
  2. a small quantity of something moist or liquid1
    • a dab of paint1
  3. hit lightly1
  4. apply (usually a liquid) to a surface1
    • dab the wall with paint1

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