Dab Synonyms & Definitions

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• DabDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck.
2. (n.) A name given to several species of flounders, esp. to the European species, Pleuronectes limanda. The American rough dab is Hippoglossoides platessoides.
3. (n.) A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert.
4. (v. i.) To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber.
5. (n.) A small mass of anything soft or moist.
6. (v. i.) To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.

• DabbDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (n.) A large, spine-tailed lizard (Uromastix spinipes), found in Egypt, Arabia, and Palestine; -- called also dhobb, and dhabb.

• DabbleDefinition & Meaning in English

1. (v. i.) To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash in mud or water.
2. (v. i.) To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small way; to tamper; to meddle.
3. (v. t.) To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to moisten; to wet.