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Synonyms
dab1 (dăb)

[Middle English dabben, to strike.]

verb: dabbed, dab·bing, dabs. 

transitive verb 

  1. To apply with short poking strokes: dabbed some paint on the worn spots.
  2. To cover lightly with or as if with a moist substance.
  3. To strike or hit lightly.

intransitive verb 

To tap gently; pat.

noun 

  1. A small amount: a dab of jelly.
  2. A quick light pat.
dab2 (dăb)

[Middle English dabbe.]

noun 

Any of various flatfishes, chiefly of the genera Limanda and Hippoglossoides, related to and resembling the flounders.
dab3 (dăb)

[Origin unknown.]

noun 

Chiefly British
A dab hand.