| VERB | contact | dab, swab, swob | apply (usually a liquid / liquid) to a surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | dab, pat | hit lightly | |
| NOUN | act | dab, tap, pat | a light touch or stroke |
| quantity | dab, splash, splatter | a small quantity of something moist or liquid |
| Sounds | dae'b | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ab / Ab / AB ... taxicab: 20 rhymes with aeb... | |
| Meaning | A light touch or stroke. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | tap, pat | |
| Broader | touch, touching | The act of putting two things together with no space between them |
| Spanish | golpecito, palmadita, toque | |
| Catalan | copet | |
| Verbs | dab | hit lightly |
| dab | apply (usually a liquid / liquid) to a surface | |
| Meaning | A small quantity of something moist or liquid. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a dab of paint" | |
| Synonyms | splash, splatter | |
| Broader | small indefinite quantity, small indefinite amount | An indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude |
| Spanish | salpicadura, toque | |
| Catalan | esquitx | |
| Verbs | dab | apply (usually a liquid / liquid) to a surface |
| Meaning | apply (usually a liquid / liquid) to a surface. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something with something | |
| Model | They dab the bread with melted butter | |
| Example | "dab the wall with paint" | |
| Synonyms | swab, swob | |
| Broader | put on, apply | apply to a surface |
| Nouns | dab | a light touch or stroke |
| dab | a small quantity of something moist or liquid | |
| Meaning | hit lightly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonym | pat | |
| Broader | strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon |
| Spanish | dar golpecitos, golpetear | |
| Nouns | dab | a light touch or stroke |
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