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ALL meanings of daub

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  • verb 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. 3
  • verb daub to smear or spread (paint, mud, etc), esp carelessly 3
  • verb daub to cover or coat (with paint, plaster, etc) carelessly 3
  • verb daub to paint (a picture) clumsily or badly 3
  • noun daub an unskilful or crude painting 3
  • noun daub something daubed on, esp as a wall covering 3
  • noun daub a smear (of paint, mud, etc) 3
  • noun daub the act of daubing 3
  • verb transitive daub to cover or smear with sticky, soft matter, such as plaster or grease 3
  • verb transitive daub to smear (plaster, grease, etc.) on 3
  • verb transitive daub to paint coarsely or unskillfully 3
  • noun daub anything daubed on 3
  • noun daub a daubing stroke or splash 3
  • noun daub a poorly painted picture 3
  • transitive verb daub apply roughly, smear 1
  • transitive verb daub cover using rough strokes 1
  • noun daub Coat or smear (a surface) with a thick or sticky substance in a carelessly rough or liberal way. 1
  • verb with object daub to cover or coat with soft, adhesive matter, as plaster or mud: to daub a canvas with paint; to daub stone walls with mud. 1
  • verb with object daub to spread (plaster, mud, etc.) on or over something: to daub plaster on a brick wall. 1
  • verb with object daub to smear, soil, or defile. 1
  • verb with object daub to apply, as paint or colors, unskillfully. 1
  • verb without object daub to daub something. 1
  • verb without object daub to paint unskillfully. 1
  • noun daub material, especially of an inferior kind, for daubing walls. 1
  • noun daub something daubed on. 1
  • noun daub an act of daubing. 1
  • noun daub a crude, inartistic painting. 1
  • noun daub Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction (compare wattle and daub). 0
  • noun daub A soft coating of mud, plaster, etc. 0
  • noun daub A crude or amateurish painting. 0
  • verb daub (Transitive Verb) To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes. 0
  • verb daub (Transitive Verb) To apply something to (a surface) in hasty or crude strokes. 0
  • verb daub (Transitive Verb) To paint (a picture, etc.) in a coarse or unskilful manner. 0
  • verb daub To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal. 0
  • verb daub To flatter excessively or glossy. 0
  • verb daub To put on without taste; to deck gaudily. 0
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