dab

About 1.45 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.

   I dabbed my face with a towel.

2. verb To apply a substance in this way.

   The nurse will dab some ointment on that gash.

3. verb To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
4. verb To apply hash oil to a heated surface for the purpose of efficient combustion.
5. verb To perform the dab dance move; to move both arms, parallel with one's head, to either side of the body.
6. verb Synonym of daub (to mark a bingo card)
7. noun A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow.
8. noun A soft, playful box given in greeting or approval.

Similar words

splash splatter swab tap pat swob smear pinch cod smack

Often followed by

of die in der at sie es er the

Word family

DAB dabbed dabber dabbers dabbing dabbings dabs