Dab Meaning and Definition

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What is the definition Dab? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Synonyms, Related sentences, Derivations, Antonyms, Example sentences, How to pronounce? Words ending with Dab, Words starting with Dab and more...

Word: Dab

How to pronounce: dæb

Transitive verb

Definitions:

1. Press against (something) lightly with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it.

Example sentences: "He dabbed his mouth with his napkin"

2. Aim at or strike with a light blow.

Noun

Definitions:

1. A small amount of something.

Example sentences: "She licked a dab of chocolate from her finger"

Noun

Definitions:

1. A small, commercially important flatfish found chiefly in the North Atlantic.

Example sentences: "Even though this rig is especially good for gurnards, it also proves superbly successful for dabs, plaice, megrim, even small turbot and brill, also haddock, cod and whiting."

Noun

Definitions:

1. A dance move or gesture, originating in hip hop and often performed as part of a celebration, in which one arm is bent at an angle across the upper chest while the other is fully extended parallel to the first arm, with the face turned toward the bent elbow.

Example sentences: "His signature dab"

Intransitive verb

Definitions:

1. Perform a dance move or gesture in which one arm is bent at an angle across the chest while the other is fully extended parallel to the first arm, with the face turned toward the bent elbow.

Example sentences: "The player who dabs after touchdowns"

Abbreviation

Definitions:

1. Digital audio broadcasting.

Synonyms:

smear

stroke

swab

spot

speck

pat

touch