dabverb
uk/dæb/us/dæb/-bb-dab verb (TOUCH)
[ I or T ] to touch something with quick light touches, or to put a substance on something with quick light touches:
She dabbed at her eyes with a tissue.
She dabbed a little perfume behind her ears.
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Touching & feeling
- feel
- feel your way idiom
- fiddle
- fiddle (around) with sth
- finger
- hand
- hand to hand idiom
- handle
- haptic
- kinaesthesia
- lick
- nudge
- pat
- paw
- play
- play with sth
- tactile
- tap
- toy
- toy with sth
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dab verb (DANCE)
[ I ] slang to do a dance move that involves lowering your head and lifting both arms, one straight out to the side and one with the elbow bent:
He posted an Instagram picture of him dabbing.
dabnoun
uk/dæb/us/dæb/dab noun (TOUCH)
[ C ] a small amount of a substance, or a light touch:
Can't you just put a dab of paint over the mark and cover it up?
I'll give that stain a quick dab with a wet cloth.
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Words meaning small pieces and amounts
- by a nose idiom
- chip
- clipping
- crumb
- dollop
- droplet
- flake
- germ
- jot
- nose
- pat
- patch
- pennyworth
- pinprick
- ray
- scattering
- scintilla
- shadow
- shard
- shred
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dab noun (DANCE)
[ S ] slang a dance move that involves lowering your head and lifting both arms, one straight out to the side and one with the elbow bent:
The dab has its origins in the Atlanta hip-hop scene.