ALL meanings of dab
dab
D d - 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
- noun dab a small amount, esp of something soft or moist 3
- noun dab a small light stroke or tap, as with the hand 3
- noun dab a small common European brown flatfish, Limanda limanda, covered with rough toothed scales: family Pleuronectidae: a food fish 3
- noun dab any of various other small flatfish, esp flounders 3
- noun dab a sand flounder, Rhombosolea plebia, common around New Zealand's South Island 3
- abbreviation DAB digital audio broadcasting 3
- abbreviation DAB Dictionary of American Biography 3
- verb transitive dab to touch or stroke lightly and quickly 3
- verb transitive dab to pat with something soft or moist 3
- verb transitive dab to put on (paint, etc.) with light, quick strokes 3
- noun dab a light, quick stroke; tap; pat 3
- noun dab a small, soft or moist bit of something 3
- noun dab any of several flounders (esp. Limanda proboscidea) of coastal waters 3
- noun dab any small flatfish 3
- noun dab an expert; dab hand 3
- verb dab If you dab something, you touch it several times using quick, light movements. If you dab a substance onto a surface, you put it there using quick, light movements. 2
- verb with object dab to pat or tap gently, as with something soft or moist: The child dabbed his eyes with the handkerchief. 1
- verb with object dab to apply (a substance) by light strokes: He dabbed the ointment on the rash. 1
- verb with object dab to strike, especially lightly, as with the hand. 1
- verb with object dab to consume (cannabis) by inhaling the vapor of heated cannabis extract oil. 1
- verb with object dab Masonry. to dress (stonework) with a pointed tool. 1
- verb with object dab Western U.S. to throw (a rope or line) in an effort to lasso or catch something: Joe dabbed his rope on the steer. 1
- verb without object dab to strike lightly; make a dab; pat: She dabbed at the stain on her dress. 1
- verb without object dab to consume cannabis by inhaling the vapor of heated cannabis extract oil. She dabs for a more intense high. 1
- noun dab Also called dab hand. a person skilled in something; an expert. 1
- noun dab an excellent or extraordinary person or thing. 1
- adjective dab expert; excellent; extraordinary. 1
- noun dab Press against (something) lightly with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it. 1
- transitive verb dab pat, touch 1
- noun dab small amount 1
- transitive verb dab apply by dabbing 1
- noun dab flat fish 1
- intransitive verb dab cover using small strokes 1
- noun dab A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow. 0
- noun dab (African American Vernacular) A soft, playful box given in greeting or approval. 0
- noun dab A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance. 0
- noun dab (chiefly in the plural, dated, Britain) Fingerprint. 0
- noun dab A small amount of hash oil. 0
- noun dab A hip hop dance in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm, briefly resting their face in the elbow, as if sneezing into their elbow. 0
- noun dab One skilful or proficient; an expert; an adept. 0
- noun dab A small flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, especially Limanda limanda； a flounder. 0
- noun dab (US) A sand dab, a small flatfish of genus Citharichthys. 0
- verb dab (Transitive Verb) To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing. 0
- verb dab (Transitive Verb) To apply a substance in this way. 0