dab

1 of 5

noun (1)

ˈdab

plural dabs

: a gentle touch or stroke : pat

A moment of silence, a dab at the eye, a painful swallow before the roar of applause.

Masha Leon

: something that is dabbed on : daub, smear

… spots of bright-pink wild cyclamen … like the paint dabs on a pointillist's canvas.

Vogue

: a small amount

The flat shell should be prized off and the oysters eaten raw, with a squeeze of lemon juice and a dab of horseradish if you like.

Nancy Jenkins

A dab of mousse works in seconds "shaping" a style in the time it takes a woman to run her fingers through her hair.

Shari Miller Sims

slang

: a concentrated extract of cannabis that is prepared by treating cannabis with a solvent (such as butane) and is used by heating the concentrate on a hot surface (as of metal or glass) and inhaling the vapors

Note: Dab occurs in several forms including a resinous sticky oil, a crumbly wax, or a brittle solid.

Marijuana potency is described in terms of the percentage of THC. Most marijuana has about 10 to 15 percent THC. Dab has a THC of 80 to 90 percent.

Chuck Biedka

Dab is a product made by using butane (a highly flammable gas used in camping fuel canisters and cigarette lighters) to extract the concentrated cannabis oil from plants …

Jeff Linville

: a single dose of dab

Nothing like a joint, a dab is a small dose of highly concentrated cannabis heated on a hot surface and then inhaled.

Amy Hansen

The last thing he would remember in the morning was taking a shot of spiced rum and a dab of marijuana.

Gavin Butler

: a dance move originating in hip-hop that is performed by bending one arm at the elbow, dropping the head so that the face is near the crook of that arm, and usually extending the other arm so that it is parallel with the forearm of the bent arm

He does the dab, a dance move that looks like he's sneezing into his elbow.

Jessica Contrera

During Hillary Clinton's 2016 Presidential campaign, she learned to do the dab—a dance that Migos made popular …

Sheldon Pearce

As Newton appears to show in his coaching tips, there's more to the dab. The quarterback has Bailey make sure to lean into the move, ducking his head down while sharply raising his front arm and jutting his back arm backward.

Nick O'Malley

archaic : a sudden blow or thrust : poke

verb

dabbed; dabbing; dabs

transitive verb

: to strike or touch lightly : pat

Her eyes watered occasionally, and she was forced to dab them with a tissue.

John Grisham

: to apply lightly or irregularly : daub

In the past, restoring a frescoed wall involved little more than covering the cracks and dabbing fresh paint on the surface in an attempt to recapture some of its original color.

George Armstrong

Dab or spray the scent on your … wrist.

Harper's Bazaar

slang : to inhale the vapors of (a heated concentrate of cannabis)

More than half of students who use marijuana reported that they dab marijuana to get high.

Rachel O'Bryan

In 2015, 28 percent of Colorado high-schoolers who admitted to consuming marijuana within the past month said that they had also dabbed it, according to the CDPHE [Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment].

Thomas Mitchell

intransitive verb

: to touch or pat something lightly

The Doctor paused to remove his glasses and dab at his eyes with a handkerchief.

T. Coraghessan Boyle

slang : to inhale the vapors of a heated concentrate of cannabis : to take a dab (see dab entry 1 sense 4b)

And if you have ever dabbed …, or even just smoked some weed that was profoundly stronger than your usual stuff, that short list of symptoms probably sounds familiar.

Meagan Angus

In Wisconsin, health officials are still investigating increasing reports of people with severe lung disease who say they've recently vaped or "dabbed," which involves inhaling marijuana products.

Michael Nedelman

: to perform a dab (see dab entry 1 sense 5) or a series of dabs (as while dancing or in celebration)

Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton made the move famous last year after he starting dabbing as his touchdown celebration.

Meg Anderson

Migos joined Corden for a little Carpool Karaoke on Tuesday, where the late-night host offered his sincere condolences on behalf of uncool dads everywhere for driving their dance move into the ground. Then he immediately dabbed to Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody."

Halle Kiefer

dabber noun

plural dabbers

dabbing noun

plural dabbings

The brush work is a furious battle ground—there are … fierce, smudgy dabbings of brute colour …

Michael Glover

… an opportunity for cannabis companies to promote their concentrates and dabbing aficionados to enjoy a day on the couch.

Veronica Irwin

Dabbing, a dance move which some say looks like sneezing, originated from hip-hop …

Aarushi Ahuja

dab

3 of 5

noun (2)

: flatfish

especially : any of several flounders (genus Limanda, especially L. limanda) compare sand dab

dab

4 of 5

noun (3)

chiefly British

: a skillful person

DAB

5 of 5

abbreviation

Dictionary of American Biography

dab 1 of 3

noun (1)

as in jab

a quick thrust one more quick dab of the brush and he would be finished with his painting

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

jab
punch
poke
dig
push
shove
stab
nudge
stick
jam
lunge
jerk
jog

as in little

a very small amount she added a dab of sesame oil to the dressing before pouring it on the salad

Synonyms & Similar Words

little
sprinkling
splash
glimmer
hint
touch
shred
speck
bit
lick
smack
tad
trace
pinch
smidgen
spark
handful
sliver
spatter
dash
fleck
particle
smidgin
smidgeon
smidge
soupçon
ounce
ray
nip
smell
spot
streak
crumb
shade
drop
scintilla
dram
strain
skosh
bite
mite
ace
portion
dose
peanuts
suspicion
scruple
minimum
snap
driblet
dot
drop in the bucket
shadow
modicum
taste
grain
patch
molecule
nibble
jot
mote
whit
part
nubbin
granule
iota
flyspeck
section
syllable
semblance
fragment
vestige
morsel
tittle
minim
smattering
scattering
scrap
atom
flake
splinter
smatter
chip
hoot
shaving
shard
clipping
shiver
tatter
smithereens
paring
shot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

bucket
gobs
quantity
pile
wad
loads
plenty
wealth
lot
peck
fistful
mess
bundle
barrel
deal
abundance
lashings
mountain
stack
mass
heaps
oodles
boatload
raft
profusion
bushel
volume
scads
passel
excess
reams
surplus
potful
embarrassment
chunk
overabundance
much
overflow
lashins
slab
lump
surfeit
superabundance
overkill
superfluity
bonanza
overmuch
hunk
oversupply
overage

as in slap

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument a bear can knock a man down with a simple dab of his paw

Synonyms & Similar Words

slap
swipe
smack
blow
thump
punch
hit
lick
stroke
thud
knock
poke
whack
pound
spank
bang
beat
slam
clap
clip
swat
hook
lash
chop
switch
kick
wham
douse
bat
crack
stripe
pelt
smash
stinger
fillip
bop
sock
pick
box
slug
plump
biff
belt
cuff
welt
thwack
wallop
rap
knee
haymaker
hack
clout
licking
whop
bash
buffet
bust
whap
hand
pounding
larrup
left
swing
beating
right
counter
counterpunch
body blow
whip
counterblow
shiver
hammering
counterstroke
whipping
roundhouse
sucker punch
knockdown
rabbit punch
cruncher
uppercut
sidewinder
knockout
bastinado
pummeling
walloping
battering
thrashing
pasting
bludgeoning
flogging
one-two
drubbing
kayo
bastinade
clobbering
lambasting
cudgeling
cudgelling
pummelling
right-hander
KO

dab

2 of 3

noun (2)

chiefly British

as in expert

a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field a dab at finding unappreciated collectibles and reselling them at a considerable profit

Synonyms & Similar Words

expert
master
adept
scholar
virtuoso
wizard
guru
hand
dab hand
ace
artist
sharp
authority
whiz
maestro
specialist
proficient
connoisseur
hotshot
crackajack
crackerjack
shark
geek
past master
consultant
fiend
meister
professional
maven
cognoscente
mavin
buff
fan
enthusiast
pro
craftsman
addict
hired gun
devotee
aficionado
journeyman
mistress
afficionado
Renaissance man
all-rounder
jack-of-all-trades

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

novice
amateur
beginner
apprentice
inexpert
neophyte
layman
nonexpert
dilettante
dabbler
nonprofessional

dab

3 of 3

verb

as in to daub

Synonyms & Similar Words

daub
smear
slather
anoint
plaster
bedaub
besmear
lay on
apply
layer
coat
spread
surface
sheet
lay
carpet
overlay
mantle
blanket
cover
overspread
overlie

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

strip
expose
uncover
peel
bare

as in to pat

Synonyms & Similar Words

pat
tap
tip
palm
clap
flick
brush
chuck
tag
clutch
clench
grip
hit
knock
clasp
whack
touch
grasp
rap
handle
hold
shave
graze
pound
skim
cling (to)
palpate
feel
palp

单词	dab
释义	dab 1 of 5 noun (1) ˈdab plural dabs 1 : a gentle touch or stroke : pat A moment of silence, a dab at the eye, a painful swallow before the roar of applause. Masha Leon 2 : something that is dabbed on : daub, smear … spots of bright-pink wild cyclamen … like the paint dabs on a pointillist's canvas. Vogue 3 : a small amount The flat shell should be prized off and the oysters eaten raw, with a squeeze of lemon juice and a dab of horseradish if you like. Nancy Jenkins A dab of mousse works in seconds "shaping" a style in the time it takes a woman to run her fingers through her hair. Shari Miller Sims 4 slang a : a concentrated extract of cannabis that is prepared by treating cannabis with a solvent (such as butane) and is used by heating the concentrate on a hot surface (as of metal or glass) and inhaling the vapors Note: Dab occurs in several forms including a resinous sticky oil, a crumbly wax, or a brittle solid. Marijuana potency is described in terms of the percentage of THC. Most marijuana has about 10 to 15 percent THC. Dab has a THC of 80 to 90 percent. Chuck Biedka Dab is a product made by using butane (a highly flammable gas used in camping fuel canisters and cigarette lighters) to extract the concentrated cannabis oil from plants … Jeff Linville b : a single dose of dab Nothing like a joint, a dab is a small dose of highly concentrated cannabis heated on a hot surface and then inhaled. Amy Hansen The last thing he would remember in the morning was taking a shot of spiced rum and a dab of marijuana. Gavin Butler 5 : a dance move originating in hip-hop that is performed by bending one arm at the elbow, dropping the head so that the face is near the crook of that arm, and usually extending the other arm so that it is parallel with the forearm of the bent arm He does the dab, a dance move that looks like he's sneezing into his elbow. Jessica Contrera During Hillary Clinton's 2016 Presidential campaign, she learned to do the dab—a dance that Migos made popular … Sheldon Pearce As Newton appears to show in his coaching tips, there's more to the dab. The quarterback has Bailey make sure to lean into the move, ducking his head down while sharply raising his front arm and jutting his back arm backward. Nick O'Malley 6 archaic : a sudden blow or thrust : poke see also dab hand, smack-dab dab 2 of 5 verb dabbed; dabbing; dabs transitive verb 1 : to strike or touch lightly : pat Her eyes watered occasionally, and she was forced to dab them with a tissue. John Grisham 2 : to apply lightly or irregularly : daub In the past, restoring a frescoed wall involved little more than covering the cracks and dabbing fresh paint on the surface in an attempt to recapture some of its original color. George Armstrong Dab or spray the scent on your … wrist. Harper's Bazaar 3 slang : to inhale the vapors of (a heated concentrate of cannabis) More than half of students who use marijuana reported that they dab marijuana to get high. Rachel O'Bryan In 2015, 28 percent of Colorado high-schoolers who admitted to consuming marijuana within the past month said that they had also dabbed it, according to the CDPHE [Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment]. Thomas Mitchell intransitive verb 1 : to touch or pat something lightly The Doctor paused to remove his glasses and dab at his eyes with a handkerchief. T. Coraghessan Boyle 2 slang : to inhale the vapors of a heated concentrate of cannabis : to take a dab (see dab entry 1 sense 4b) And if you have ever dabbed …, or even just smoked some weed that was profoundly stronger than your usual stuff, that short list of symptoms probably sounds familiar. Meagan Angus In Wisconsin, health officials are still investigating increasing reports of people with severe lung disease who say they've recently vaped or "dabbed," which involves inhaling marijuana products. Michael Nedelman 3 : to perform a dab (see dab entry 1 sense 5) or a series of dabs (as while dancing or in celebration) Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton made the move famous last year after he starting dabbing as his touchdown celebration. Meg Anderson Migos joined Corden for a little Carpool Karaoke on Tuesday, where the late-night host offered his sincere condolences on behalf of uncool dads everywhere for driving their dance move into the ground. Then he immediately dabbed to Whitney Houston's "I Wanna Dance With Somebody." Halle Kiefer dabber noun plural dabbers dabbing noun plural dabbings The brush work is a furious battle ground—there are … fierce, smudgy dabbings of brute colour … Michael Glover … an opportunity for cannabis companies to promote their concentrates and dabbing aficionados to enjoy a day on the couch. Veronica Irwin Dabbing, a dance move which some say looks like sneezing, originated from hip-hop … Aarushi Ahuja dab 3 of 5 noun (2) : flatfish especially : any of several flounders (genus Limanda, especially L. limanda) compare sand dab dab 4 of 5 noun (3) chiefly British : a skillful person DAB 5 of 5 abbreviation Dictionary of American Biography Synonyms Noun (1) dig jab lunge poke Noun (3) ace adept artist authority cognoscente connoisseur crackerjack crackajack dab hand [chiefly British] expert fiend geek guru hand hotshot maestro master maven mavin meister past master proficient scholar shark sharp virtuoso whiz wizard See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English dabbe Noun (2) Anglo-French dabbe Noun (3) origin unknown First Known Use Noun (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6 Verb 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Noun (2) 15th century, in the meaning defined above Noun (3) 1691, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing dab dab hand smack-dab sand dab dab hand smack-dab sand dab Kids Definition dab 1 of 2 noun ˈdab 1 : a small amount Add a dab of butter. 2 : a light quick touch dab 2 of 2 verb dabbed; dabbing 1 : to strike or touch lightly Dabbing at his streaming nose, Filch squinted unpleasantly at Harry … J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2 : to apply with light or uneven strokes She dabbed on more paint. dab 1 of 3 noun (1) 1 as in jab a quick thrust one more quick dab of the brush and he would be finished with his painting Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance jab punch poke dig push shove stab nudge stick jam lunge jerk jog 2 as in little a very small amount she added a dab of sesame oil to the dressing before pouring it on the salad Synonyms & Similar Words little sprinkling splash glimmer hint touch shred speck bit lick smack tad trace pinch smidgen spark handful sliver spatter dash fleck particle smidgin smidgeon smidge soupçon ounce ray nip smell spot streak crumb shade drop scintilla dram strain skosh bite mite ace portion dose peanuts suspicion scruple minimum snap driblet dot drop in the bucket shadow modicum taste grain patch molecule nibble jot mote whit part nubbin granule iota flyspeck section syllable semblance fragment vestige morsel tittle minim smattering scattering scrap atom flake splinter smatter chip hoot shaving shard clipping shiver tatter smithereens paring shot Antonyms & Near Antonyms bucket gobs quantity pile wad loads plenty wealth lot peck fistful mess bundle barrel deal abundance lashings mountain stack mass heaps oodles boatload raft profusion bushel volume scads passel excess reams surplus potful embarrassment chunk overabundance much overflow lashins slab lump surfeit superabundance overkill superfluity bonanza overmuch hunk oversupply overage See More 3 as in slap a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument a bear can knock a man down with a simple dab of his paw Synonyms & Similar Words slap swipe smack blow thump punch hit lick stroke thud knock poke whack pound spank bang beat slam clap clip swat hook lash chop switch kick wham douse bat crack stripe pelt smash stinger fillip bop sock pick box slug plump biff belt cuff welt thwack wallop rap knee haymaker hack clout licking whop bash buffet bust whap hand pounding larrup left swing beating right counter counterpunch body blow whip counterblow shiver hammering counterstroke whipping roundhouse sucker punch knockdown rabbit punch cruncher uppercut sidewinder knockout bastinado pummeling walloping battering thrashing pasting bludgeoning flogging one-two drubbing kayo bastinade clobbering lambasting cudgeling cudgelling pummelling right-hander KO dab 2 of 3 noun (2) chiefly British as in expert a person with a high level of knowledge or skill in a field a dab at finding unappreciated collectibles and reselling them at a considerable profit Synonyms & Similar Words expert master adept scholar virtuoso wizard guru hand dab hand ace artist sharp authority whiz maestro specialist proficient connoisseur hotshot crackajack crackerjack shark geek past master consultant fiend meister professional maven cognoscente mavin buff fan enthusiast pro craftsman addict hired gun devotee aficionado journeyman mistress afficionado Renaissance man all-rounder jack-of-all-trades Antonyms & Near Antonyms novice amateur beginner apprentice inexpert neophyte layman nonexpert dilettante dabbler nonprofessional See More dab 3 of 3 verb 1 as in to daub Synonyms & Similar Words daub smear slather anoint plaster bedaub besmear lay on apply layer coat spread surface sheet lay carpet overlay mantle blanket cover overspread overlie Antonyms & Near Antonyms strip expose uncover peel bare 2 as in to pat Synonyms & Similar Words pat tap tip palm clap flick brush chuck tag clutch clench grip hit knock clasp whack touch grasp rap handle hold shave graze pound skim cling (to) palpate feel palp Phrases Containing dab dab hand dab hand
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