Dab vs. Daub
Difference Between Dab and Daub
Dabverb
(transitive) To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.
I dabbed my face with a towel.Daubnoun
Excrement or clay used as a bonding material in construction.
Dabverb
(transitive) To apply a substance in this way.
He dabbed moisturizing liquid on his face.Daubnoun
A soft coating of mud, plaster, etc.
Dabverb
To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
Daubnoun
A crude or amateurish painting.
Dabverb
(slang) To apply hash oil to a heated surface for the purpose of efficient combustion.
Daubverb
To apply (something) to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.
The artist just seemed to daub on paint at random and suddenly there was a painting.Dabverb
To perform the dab dance move, by moving both arms to one side of the body parallel with your head.
Daubverb
(transitive) To paint (a picture, etc.) in a coarse or unskilful manner.
Dabnoun
A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow.
Daubverb
To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.
Dabnoun
(AAVE) A soft, playful box given in greeting or approval.
Daubverb
To flatter excessively or grossly.
Dabnoun
A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance.
a dab of glueDaubverb
To put on without taste; to deck gaudily.
Dabnoun
(slang) A small amount of hash oil.
Daubnoun
material used to daub walls
Dabnoun
Fingerprint.
Daubnoun
a blemish made by dirt;
he had a smudge on his cheekDabnoun
(dance) A hip hop dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm, briefly resting their face in the elbow, as if sneezing into their elbow.
Daubnoun
an unskillful painting
Dabnoun
One skilful or proficient; an expert; an adept.
Daubverb
coat with plaster;
daub the wallDabnoun
A small flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, especially Limanda limanda; a flounder.
Daubverb
apply to a surface;
daub paint onto the wallDabnoun
(US) A sand dab, a small flatfish of genus Citharichthys.
Daubverb
cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it;
smear the wall with paintdaub the ceiling with plasterDabadverb
With a dab, or sudden contact.
Dabadjective
Bad.
Dabnoun
a light touch or stroke
Dabnoun
a small quantity of something moist or soft;
a dab of painta splatter of mudDabverb
apply (usually a liquid) to a surface;
dab the wall with paintDabverb
hit lightly;
pat him on the shoulder
