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- [dab]
- /dæb/
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- [dab]
- /dæb/
Definitions of dab word
- noun dab DAB is the transmission of digital stereo over conventional radio channels. DAB is an abbreviation for 'digital audio broadcasting'. 3
- countable noun dab A dab of something is a small amount of it that is put onto a surface. 3
- variable noun dab A dab is a small flat fish with rough scales. 3
- verb dab to touch lightly and quickly 3
- verb dab to daub with short tapping strokes 3
- verb dab to apply (paint, cream, etc) with short tapping strokes 3
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Origin of dab
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English dabben; compare Norwegian dabbe “to shuffle along, walk slowly,” German tappen “to feel along, grope”
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Parts of speech for Dab
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dab popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dab
verb dab
- daub — When you daub a substance such as mud or paint on something, you spread it on that thing in a rough or careless way.
- smear — to spread or daub (an oily, greasy, viscous, or wet substance) on or over something: to smear butter on bread.
- swab — a large mop used on shipboard for cleaning decks, living quarters, etc.
- wipe — to rub lightly with or on a cloth, towel, paper, the hand, etc., in order to clean or dry the surface of: He wiped the furniture with a damp cloth.
- smudge — a dirty mark or smear.
noun dab
- bit — A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
- blob — A blob of thick or sticky liquid is a small, often round, amount of it.
- spot — a rounded mark or stain made by foreign matter, as mud, blood, paint, ink, etc.; a blot or speck.
- dash — If you dash somewhere, you run or go there quickly and suddenly.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
Antonyms for dab
noun dab
verb dab
- splash — to wet or soil by dashing masses or particles of water, mud, or the like; spatter: Don't splash her dress!
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