Dab vs. Daub

Dab vs. Daub — Is There a Difference?
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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.

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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.

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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 glue

Daubverb

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 cheek

Dabnoun

(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 wall

Dabnoun

A small flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, especially Limanda limanda; a flounder.

Daubverb

apply to a surface;

daub paint onto the wall

Dabnoun

(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 plaster

Dabadverb

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 mud

Dabverb

apply (usually a liquid) to a surface;

dab the wall with paint

Dabverb

hit lightly;

pat him on the shoulder