DAB | Meaning, Definition In Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of dab in English dabverb uk /dæb/ us /dæb/ -bb-

dab verb (TOUCH)

Add to word list Add to word list [ I or T ] to touch something with quick light touches, or to put a substance on something with quick light touches: dab at She dabbed at her eyes with a tissue. She dabbed a little perfume behind her ears. Touching & feeling

• arm
• belly rub
• brush against someone/something
• dab at something
• diddle
• feel around for something
• felt
• graze
• handle
• kinaesthesia
• kiss
• noncontact
• nudge
• over-handle
• pet
• physical contact
• play with something phrasal verb
• prink
• toy
• twiddle

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dab verb (DANCE)

[ I ] slang to do a dance move that involves lowering your head and lifting both arms, one straight out to the side and one with the elbow bent: He posted an Instagram picture of him dabbing. Dance & choreography

• allemande
• arabesque
• b-boy
• b-girl
• backing dancer
• country dance
• country dancing
• cut a rug idiom
• dabbing
• dance
• mambo
• mazurka
• minuet
• modern dance
• moonwalk
• tap dancer
• tap dancing
• tarantella
• Terpsichore
• terpsichorean

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dab noun (TOUCH)

[ C ] a small amount of a substance, or a light touch: dab of Can't you just put a dab of paint over the mark and cover it up? I'll give that stain a quick dab with a wet cloth. Words meaning small pieces and amounts

• at a fraction of something
• by a nose idiom
• clipping
• crumb
• dab of something
• fraction
• grain
• hint
• morsel
• mote
• oddments
• ort
• paring
• slice
• spark
• super-tight
• swarf
• swatch
• tad
• thimbleful

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dab noun (DANCE)

[ S ] slang a dance move that involves lowering your head and lifting both arms, one straight out to the side and one with the elbow bent: The dab has its origins in the Atlanta hip-hop scene.   fizkes/iStock/Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Dance & choreography

• allemande
• arabesque
• b-boy
• b-girl
• backing dancer
• country dance
• country dancing
• cut a rug idiom
• dabbing
• dance
• mambo
• mazurka
• minuet
• modern dance
• moonwalk
• tap dancer
• tap dancing
• tarantella
• Terpsichore
• terpsichorean

See more results » DABnoun [ U ] uk /diː.eɪˈbiː/ us /diː.eɪˈbiː/ abbreviation for digital audio broadcasting Broadcasting: radio

• aerial
• am
• amplitude modulation
• antenna
• anti-jamming
• anti-radar
• autotune
• bandwidth
• LW
• medium wave
• multi-wavelength
• multichannel
• MW
• radio spot
• radio telemetry
• rating
• RDS
• short wave
• transistor
• tuner

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dab | American Dictionary

dabverb [ I/T ] us /dæb/ -bb- Add to word list Add to word list to touch something lightly and quickly, usually repeatedly: [ I ] He dabbed at his eyes with a tissue. If you dab something on a surface, you put a small amount of something on it: [ T ] She dabbed a little perfume on her wrists. dabnoun [ C ] us /dæb/ a small amount of a substance: a dab of lipstick (Definition of dab from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of dab, DAB?

Translations of dab

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• smack dab
• dab hand
• dab at something
• dab of something
• DAB, at digital audio broadcasting
• dab hand at something
• smack dab, at smack

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