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[ verb ] apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
Examples "dab the wall with paint" Used in print (Cordwainer Smith, "A Planet Named Shayol,"...)He saw the child-face grimace as the head was cut ; he felt the far , cool flash of unimportant pain , as B ' dikkat dabbed the wound with a corrosive antiseptic which stopped all bleeding immediately . (Cliff Farrell, Trail of the Tattered Star....)She clung_to him , talking to him , and dabbing at her eyes . |
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[ noun ] a small quantity of something moist or soft
Examples "a dab of paint" "a splatter of mud" Related terms |
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