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Verb
/dab/,
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dabbed, past tense; dabbed, past participle; dabs, 3rd person singular present; dabbing, present participle;
  1. Press against (something) lightly with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it
    • - he dabbed his mouth with his napkin
    • - she dabbed at her eyes with a handkerchief
  2. Apply (a substance) with light quick strokes
    • - she dabbed disinfectant on the cut
  3. Aim at or strike with a light blow

Noun
  1. A small, commercially important flatfish that is found chiefly in the North Atlantic

  1. apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; "dab the wall with paint"
  2. tap: a light touch or stroke
  3. a small quantity of something moist or liquid; "a dab of paint"; "a splatter of mud"; "just a splash of whiskey"
  4. hit lightly; "pat him on the shoulder"
  5. Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries, particularly in Europe. As of 2006, approximately 1,000 stations worldwide broadcast in the DAB format.
  6. Dortmunder Actien Brauerei is a German brewery in the city of Dortmund, founded in 1868 by the businessmen Laurenz Fischer and Heinrich and Friedrich Mauritz together with master brewer Heinrich Herberz. Originally, it was called Herberz & Co Brewery (Bierbrauerei Herberz & Co.).
  7. Dąb (meaning "oak" in Polish) is a district of Katowice in southern Poland.
  8. The common dab, Limanda limanda, is an edible flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish native to shallow seas around Northern Europe, in particular the North Sea, where it lives on sandy bottoms down to depths of about . ...
  9. The Dab are a Jatt clan, found in the Punjab province of India and Pakistan.A Gazetteer of Jhang District 1901 Part A page 53
  10. (DABS) Cheikh Larbi Tébessi Airport is a public airport located north of Tébessa, the capital of the Tébessa province (wilaya) in Algeria.
  11. A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow; dial. a box, a slap; A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance; (mostly plural) fingerprint; To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing; to apply a substance in this way; With a dab ...
  12. (DABS) Deferred Annual Bonus Scheme
  13. (DABS) Dutch Association of Barbershop Singers, association of male barbershoppers in the Netherlands, with about 500 members.
  14. (dabs) (single-domain antibodies)  Antibodies with only one (instead of two) protein chain derived from only one of the domains of the antibody structure. ...
  15. Touching a foot to the ground to hold yourself up.
  16. This flatfish is variety of flounder that features a sweet, firm flesh.
  17. v. to put a foot down in order to catch your balance on a difficult section of trail. "I made it without crashing, but I had to dab once."
  18. Digital Audio Broadcasting. A new radio service that offers more radio stations for special DAB radios - more radio choice, in digital quality, with less interference. A number of DAB-only stations are available, including BBC 1 Xtra, BBC 6 and BBC Radio 7. ...
  19. to briefly put a foot down to catch one's balance.
  20. To dress the face of a stone by picking with a pointed tool
  21. days after birth; 3,3´-diaminobenzidine; dysrhythmic aggressive behavior
  22. Driver Air Bag module: airbag and firing system mounted in the steering wheel center
  23. expert, extremely proficient. An abbreviation of 'dabster'.
  24. Distributeur Automatique de Billets, the equivalent of an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM)
  25. An adept; a dab at any feat or exercise.