DAB as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a light touch or stroke
   Synonym(s)
   • pat (what does pat mean?)
   • tap (what does tap mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) dab is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • touch (what does touch mean?)
   • touching (what does touching mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • dab (what does dab mean?)
   • swab (what does swab mean?)
   • swob (what does swob mean?)
   • dab (what does dab mean?)
   • pat (what does pat mean?)
   • dab (what does dab mean?)
   • pat (what does pat mean?)
   • chuck (what does chuck mean?)
   • pat (what does pat mean?)
   • tap (what does tap mean?)
   • rap (what does rap mean?)
   • knock (what does knock mean?)
   • pink (what does pink mean?)
   • tap (what does tap mean?)
   • tip (what does tip mean?)
2. Meaning
   • a small quantity of something moist or soft
   Synonym(s)
   • splash (what does splash mean?)
   • splatter (what does splatter mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a dab of paint
   • a splatter of mud
   Hypernyms(s) dab is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • small indefinite quantity (what does small indefinite quantity mean?)
   • small indefinite amount (what does small indefinite amount mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • spatter (what does spatter mean?)
   • splatter (what does splatter mean?)
   • plash (what does plash mean?)
   • splash (what does splash mean?)
   • splosh (what does splosh mean?)
   • swash (what does swash mean?)
   • splash (what does splash mean?)
   • dab (what does dab mean?)
   • swab (what does swab mean?)
   • swob (what does swob mean?)

DAB as VERB

1. Meaning
   • hit lightly
   Synonym(s)
   • pat (what does pat mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • pat him on the shoulder
   Hypernyms(s) dab is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • strike (what does strike mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • pat (what does pat mean?)
   • rap (what does rap mean?)
   • tap (what does tap mean?)
   • tap (what does tap mean?)
   • pat (what does pat mean?)
   • dab (what does dab mean?)
   • tap (what does tap mean?)
   • pat (what does pat mean?)
   • dab (what does dab mean?)
2. Meaning
   • apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
   Synonym(s)
   • swab (what does swab mean?)
   • swob (what does swob mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • dab the wall with paint
   Hypernyms(s) dab is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • put on (what does put on mean?)
   • apply (what does apply mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • swab (what does swab mean?)
   • tap (what does tap mean?)
   • pat (what does pat mean?)
   • dab (what does dab mean?)
   • dab (what does dab mean?)
   • splash (what does splash mean?)
   • splatter (what does splatter mean?)