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daub
daubto coat or smear a surface with a thick substance; to paint crudely: daub the primer on the raw wood Not to be confused with:dab – to press briefly with a cloth, sponge, etc. without rubbing: dab a cut to stop the bleeding; to press lightlydaub D0037200 (dôb)v. daubed, daub·ing, daubs v.tr.1. To cover or smear with a soft adhesive substance such as plaster, grease, or mud.2. To apply paint to (a surface) with hasty or crude strokes.3. To apply with quick or crude strokes: daubed glue on the paper.v.intr.1. To apply paint or coloring with crude, unskillful strokes.2. To make crude or amateurish paintings.3. To daub a sticky material.n.1. The act or a stroke of daubing.2. A soft adhesive coating material such as plaster, grease, or mud.3. Matter daubed on.4. A crude, amateurish painting or picture. [Middle English dauben, from Old French dauber, from Latin dēalbāre, to whitewash : dē-, intensive pref.; see de- + albus, white; see albho- in Indo-European roots.] daub′er n.daub′er·y (dô′bə-rē) n.daub (dɔːb) vb1. (tr) to smear or spread (paint, mud, etc), esp carelessly2. (tr) to cover or coat (with paint, plaster, etc) carelessly3. to paint (a picture) clumsily or badlyn4. (Art Terms) an unskilful or crude painting5. something daubed on, esp as a wall covering. See also wattle and daub6. a smear (of paint, mud, etc)7. the act of daubing[C14: from Old French dauber to paint, whitewash, from Latin dealbāre, from albāre to whiten, from albus white] ˈdauber n ˈdauby adjdaub (dɔb) v.t. 1. to cover or coat with soft, adhesive matter, as plaster, paint, or mud. 2. to smear, soil, or defile. 3. to apply unskillfully, as paint or colors. v.i. 4. to daub something. 5. to paint unskillfully. n. 6. material for daubing walls. 7. something daubed on. 8. an act of daubing. 9. a crude painting. [1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French dauber to whiten, paint] daub′er, n. daub′ing•ly, adv. daub Past participle: daubed Gerund: daubing
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I daub | you daub | he/she/it daubs | we daub | you daub | they daub |
Preterite |
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I daubed | you daubed | he/she/it daubed | we daubed | you daubed | they daubed |
Present Continuous |
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I am daubing | you are daubing | he/she/it is daubing | we are daubing | you are daubing | they are daubing |
Present Perfect |
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I have daubed | you have daubed | he/she/it has daubed | we have daubed | you have daubed | they have daubed |
Past Continuous |
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I was daubing | you were daubing | he/she/it was daubing | we were daubing | you were daubing | they were daubing |
Past Perfect |
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I had daubed | you had daubed | he/she/it had daubed | we had daubed | you had daubed | they had daubed |
Future |
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I will daub | you will daub | he/she/it will daub | we will daub | you will daub | they will daub |
Future Perfect |
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I will have daubed | you will have daubed | he/she/it will have daubed | we will have daubed | you will have daubed | they will have daubed |
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I will be daubing | you will be daubing | he/she/it will be daubing | we will be daubing | you will be daubing | they will be daubing |
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I have been daubing | you have been daubing | he/she/it has been daubing | we have been daubing | you have been daubing | they have been daubing |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been daubing | you will have been daubing | he/she/it will have been daubing | we will have been daubing | you will have been daubing | they will have been daubing |
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I had been daubing | you had been daubing | he/she/it had been daubing | we had been daubing | you had been daubing | they had been daubing |
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I would daub | you would daub | he/she/it would daub | we would daub | you would daub | they would daub |
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I would have daubed | you would have daubed | he/she/it would have daubed | we would have daubed | you would have daubed | they would have daubed | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | daub - material used to daub wallsclay - a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired | | 2. | daub - a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"blot, smirch, smudge, slur, smear, spotblemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish"blotch, splodge, splotch - an irregularly shaped spotfingermark, fingerprint - a smudge made by a (dirty) fingerinkblot - a blot made with ink | | 3. | daub - an unskillful paintingpainting, picture - graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre" | Verb | 1. | daub - coat with plaster; "daub the wall"plastermasonry - the craft of a masoncoat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate"daub - apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall"render-set - cover with two coats of plaster; "render-set the walls so they'll look nice and smooth"parget - apply ornamental plaster toroughcast - apply roughcast to; "roughcast a wall"mud - plaster with mudmortar - plaster with mortar; "mortar the wall" | | 2. | daub - apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall"daub, smear - cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"daub, plaster - coat with plaster; "daub the wall"apply, put on - apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!" | | 3. | daub - cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"smearblood - smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the killdaub - apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall"cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" |
daubverb1. stain, cover, paint, coat, dirty, plaster, smear, splatter, slap on (informal), spatter, sully, deface, smirch, begrime, besmear, bedaub They daubed his home with slogans.noun1. smear, spot, stain, blot, blotch, splodge, splotch, smirch Apply an extra daub of colour.daubverbTo spread with a greasy, sticky, or dirty substance:bedaub, besmear, dab, plaster, smear, smirch, smudge.nounA discolored mark made by smearing:blot, blotch, smear, smirch, smudge, smutch, splotch, stain.Translationsdaub
daub (something) on(to) (something)To smear something onto something else. I daubed stain remover onto the spot and then tossed the pants in the washer.See also: daubdaub with (something)To apply or smear a substance (onto something). A noun or pronoun is often used between "daub" and "with." I daubed the spot with stain remover and then tossed the pants in the washer. I'm going to daub the hinges with some grease to make that squeaking stop.See also: daubdaub something on(to) something and daub something onto smear or paint something onto something else, The painter daubed a bit of yellow onto the canvas. Daub on a bit of yellow here. She daubed the medicine on.See also: daub, ondaub something with somethingto smear or paint something with something sticky, such as paint, grease, makeup, etc. The mechanic daubed the part with grease and put it back where it came from. The end of the chair leg was daubed with glue and set into place.See also: daubdaub
daub an unskilful or crude painting daub1. A material such as clay, mortar, mud, or plaster (often mixed with straw), used as infilling between logs, as a coating over walls, or as plaster in wattle-and-daub. 2. To coat roughly with plaster or mud.daub
Synonyms for daubverb stainSynonyms- stain
- cover
- paint
- coat
- dirty
- plaster
- smear
- splatter
- slap on
- spatter
- sully
- deface
- smirch
- begrime
- besmear
- bedaub
noun smearSynonyms- smear
- spot
- stain
- blot
- blotch
- splodge
- splotch
- smirch
Synonyms for daubverb to spread with a greasy, sticky, or dirty substanceSynonyms- bedaub
- besmear
- dab
- plaster
- smear
- smirch
- smudge
noun a discolored mark made by smearingSynonyms- blot
- blotch
- smear
- smirch
- smudge
- smutch
- splotch
- stain
Synonyms for daubnoun material used to daub wallsRelated Wordsnoun a blemish made by dirtSynonyms- blot
- smirch
- smudge
- slur
- smear
- spot
Related Words- blemish
- mar
- defect
- blotch
- splodge
- splotch
- fingermark
- fingerprint
- inkblot
noun an unskillful paintingRelated Wordsverb coat with plasterSynonymsRelated Words- masonry
- coat
- surface
- daub
- render-set
- parget
- roughcast
- mud
- mortar
verb apply to a surfaceRelated Words- daub
- smear
- plaster
- apply
- put on
verb cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over itSynonymsRelated Words |