dab
verb
uk/dæb/us/dæb/-bb-dabverb(TOUCH)
[IorT]
totouchsomething withquicklighttouches, or to put asubstanceon something withquicklighttouches:
轻触，轻碰；（轻轻地）擦，涂抹She dabbedathereyeswith atissue.她用面巾纸轻轻地擦了擦眼睛。
She dabbed a littleperfumebehind herears.她在耳朵后面点了些香水。
Touching & feeling
- brush
- feel
- felt
- fiddle (around) withsomething
- get to second baseidiom
- get to third baseidiom
- hand
- hand to handidiom
- kinaesthesia
- kiss
- paw
- pet
- retexture
- second base
- stroke
- tactile
- texture
- third base
- touch
- toy withsomething
dabverb(DANCE)
[I]slang
to do adancemovethatinvolvesloweringyourheadandliftingbotharms, onestraightout to thesideand one with theelbowbent:
Hepostedan Instagrampictureof him dabbing.
dab
noun
uk/dæb/us/dæb/dabnoun(TOUCH)
[C]
asmallamountof asubstance, or alighttouch:
少许，一点；轻触；轻点Can't you just putadabofpaintover themarkandcoverit up?你就不能在那块污迹上抹点油漆把它盖住吗？
I'll give thatstainaquickdab with awetcloth.我会用湿布轻擦一下那个污点的。
Words meaning small pieces and amounts
- by a noseidiom
- clipping
- crumb
- dash
- dollop
- droplet
- grain
- hint
- paring
- peewee
- pinch
- potsherd
- ray
- skinny
- spark
- tad
- thimbleful
- tidbit
- tiddler
- titbit
dabnoun(DANCE)
[S]slang
adancemovethatinvolvesloweringyourheadandliftingbotharms, onestraightout to thesideand one with theelbowbent:
The dab hasitsoriginsin the Atlantahip-hopscene.
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