Dab
noun
A small amount.
She put a dab of perfume on her wrist.
Often appears as...
- a dab of cream
- a tiny dab
verb
To touch lightly.
He dabbed his forehead with a handkerchief.
Often appears as...
- dab your face
- dab it dry
noun
The popular dance move seen on internet.
He did a dab to celebrate his win.
Often appears as...
- do a dab
- hit a dab
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A transitory person or thing.
He's a dab at playing poker.
Often appears as...
- dab hand at
- right dab
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Informal
Idiomatic
noun
A type of flat fish.
We caught some dabs during our fishing trip.
noun
The concentrated form of cannabis, also known as butane hash oil (BHO).
He bought a dab from the dispensary.
Often appears as...
- smoke a dab
- take a dab
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A small amount.
She put a dab of perfume on her wrist.
Often appears as...
- a dab of cream
- a tiny dab
verb
To touch lightly.
He dabbed his forehead with a handkerchief.
Often appears as...
- dab your face
- dab it dry
noun
The popular dance move seen on internet.
He did a dab to celebrate his win.
Often appears as...
- do a dab
- hit a dab
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A transitory person or thing.
He's a dab at playing poker.
Often appears as...
- dab hand at
- right dab
Usage tips
Informal
Idiomatic
noun
A type of flat fish.
We caught some dabs during our fishing trip.
noun
The concentrated form of cannabis, also known as butane hash oil (BHO).
He bought a dab from the dispensary.
Often appears as...
- smoke a dab
- take a dab
Usage tips
Informal
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Minimal Addition
Use 'dab' to suggest a very small, often careful, addition of something.
Just add a dab of salt.
Pro Tip 2/2Non-Measurable
'Dab' implies an amount too small to measure accurately, emphasizing its triviality.
Put a dab of paint here.
Pro Tip 1/2Minimal Addition
Use 'dab' to suggest a very small, often careful, addition of something.
Just add a dab of salt.
Pro Tip 2/2Non-Measurable
'Dab' implies an amount too small to measure accurately, emphasizing its triviality.
Put a dab of paint here.
Pro Tip 1/2Minimal Addition
Use 'dab' to suggest a very small, often careful, addition of something.
Just add a dab of salt.
Pro Tip 2/2Non-Measurable
'Dab' implies an amount too small to measure accurately, emphasizing its triviality.
Put a dab of paint here.
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Sean Sherman: Why aren't...
like this has been a very common history for a lot of areas around the globe. For the US, which is our focus, because we're right here smack dab in the middle of the United States, it's really important to understand the history because the US did a really good job of smudging its history a little bit. So if you're going through high school,
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Safari Live - Day 4 PIPE...
spotted him too saw his head sticking out in front of us we came back down the same road again you see the persistence driving around a few more times just paid off and luckily we've got to find him and just in time because now he's moving even further away from the dab I'm just gonna move off the road
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Can you guess what's...
the conservator uncovered crisp colors below. Taking small samples from the added and original paint layers, they analyzed the compositions of each. Then, they decided which solvents could dissolve the overpainting while minimally affecting the original. Carefully dabbing the canvas with them,
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Just How Small is an...
So to get our minds wrapped around how big the nucleus is, we need to blow up the blueberry, up to the size of a football stadium. So imagine a ball the size of a football stadium, and right smack dab in the center of the atom, you would find the nucleus, and you could see it!
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Think like a changemaker...
and the mannequin challenge went viral now the young people globally who push this lever acts for the permission from the government but now what did we do we have to co-create by creating our own versions of dab and mannequin challenge are the young influences we have a seat
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How to Design Mosquitoes...
to avoid mosquito bites. When you're choosing a formulation from the local pharmacy or the supermarket, make sure you apply it as a nice, even coat over all exposed areas of skin. Don't put it on like perfume. A dab here or there is not going to provide protection.
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Making an Artificial Eye...
the excess acrylic material is trimmed away on a grinding rail and the eye gets stained and veined the average human eye isn't snow white so a bit of watercolor paint is dabbed around the edges depending on the patient's natural color
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Up for a Fight PIPE Banded...
and they're not the only birds who pose a threat pied crows not only sound ominous but they're also a dab hand at taking mongoose pups but not today the pups fight back as one and helped by a
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The real reason why...
And then I transfer them to this petri dish of ice, just to get them even more anesthetized. Next, I take an insect pin, and what I do is put a tiny little dab of superglue on this pin.
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Mick the Baker PIPE...
welcome to the whole cooking class put in four cups of flour round about and so then you're in the water then you put in a dab of oil for little sweetness has
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Sean Sherman: Why aren't...
like this has been a very common history for a lot of areas around the globe. For the US, which is our focus, because we're right here smack dab in the middle of the United States, it's really important to understand the history because the US did a really good job of smudging its history a little bit. So if you're going through high school,
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Safari Live - Day 4 PIPE...
spotted him too saw his head sticking out in front of us we came back down the same road again you see the persistence driving around a few more times just paid off and luckily we've got to find him and just in time because now he's moving even further away from the dab I'm just gonna move off the road
Video examples
Can you guess what's...
the conservator uncovered crisp colors below. Taking small samples from the added and original paint layers, they analyzed the compositions of each. Then, they decided which solvents could dissolve the overpainting while minimally affecting the original. Carefully dabbing the canvas with them,
Video examples
Just How Small is an...
So to get our minds wrapped around how big the nucleus is, we need to blow up the blueberry, up to the size of a football stadium. So imagine a ball the size of a football stadium, and right smack dab in the center of the atom, you would find the nucleus, and you could see it!
Video examples
Think like a changemaker...
and the mannequin challenge went viral now the young people globally who push this lever acts for the permission from the government but now what did we do we have to co-create by creating our own versions of dab and mannequin challenge are the young influences we have a seat
Video examples
How to Design Mosquitoes...
to avoid mosquito bites. When you're choosing a formulation from the local pharmacy or the supermarket, make sure you apply it as a nice, even coat over all exposed areas of skin. Don't put it on like perfume. A dab here or there is not going to provide protection.
Video examples
Making an Artificial Eye...
the excess acrylic material is trimmed away on a grinding rail and the eye gets stained and veined the average human eye isn't snow white so a bit of watercolor paint is dabbed around the edges depending on the patient's natural color
Video examples
Up for a Fight PIPE Banded...
and they're not the only birds who pose a threat pied crows not only sound ominous but they're also a dab hand at taking mongoose pups but not today the pups fight back as one and helped by a
Video examples
The real reason why...
And then I transfer them to this petri dish of ice, just to get them even more anesthetized. Next, I take an insect pin, and what I do is put a tiny little dab of superglue on this pin.
Video examples
Mick the Baker PIPE...
welcome to the whole cooking class put in four cups of flour round about and so then you're in the water then you put in a dab of oil for little sweetness has
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Quote examples
Rich the Kid
American Musician
Dabbing started with us - QC the label - Jose Guapo, Migos, Skippa Da Flippa, PeeWee Longway. When we performed, we just dabbed, and everyone started running with it. People would do the dance, but no one would say what it was.
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Tyra Banks
American Model
Dab - don't rub - cream formulas onto your skin. Rubbing washes out the color, so do that only if you've put on too much.
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Jessica Jung
American Musician
I don't like my lipstick to be too perfect, so what I do is put color in the middle and then dab it with my fingertip.
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Lil Uzi Vert
American Rapper
In my elementary days, I took a liking to rock & roll music. I dabbed into Marilyn Manson, which became my favorite.
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Quentin Crisp
English Writer
Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses.
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Disha Patani
Indian Actress
I wash my face with a good cleanser and then dab some rose water on my face. I do this before I head to bed.
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Cleo Moore
American Actress
And I usually use myself as a model, posing in front of a mirror as I dab the strokes on the canvas.
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Jake Paul
American Actor
The Jake Paulers are the strongest army out there. Dab.
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Quavo
American Musician
We gave the world dab fever!
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Juan Mata
Spanish Athlete
I don't dab, bro.
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Rich the Kid
American Musician
Dabbing started with us - QC the label - Jose Guapo, Migos, Skippa Da Flippa, PeeWee Longway. When we performed, we just dabbed, and everyone started running with it. People would do the dance, but no one would say what it was.
Quote examples
Tyra Banks
American Model
Dab - don't rub - cream formulas onto your skin. Rubbing washes out the color, so do that only if you've put on too much.
Quote examples
Jessica Jung
American Musician
I don't like my lipstick to be too perfect, so what I do is put color in the middle and then dab it with my fingertip.
Quote examples
Lil Uzi Vert
American Rapper
In my elementary days, I took a liking to rock & roll music. I dabbed into Marilyn Manson, which became my favorite.
Quote examples
Quentin Crisp
English Writer
Though intelligence is powerless to modify character, it is a dab hand at finding euphemisms for its weaknesses.
Quote examples
Disha Patani
Indian Actress
I wash my face with a good cleanser and then dab some rose water on my face. I do this before I head to bed.
Quote examples
Cleo Moore
American Actress
And I usually use myself as a model, posing in front of a mirror as I dab the strokes on the canvas.
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Jake Paul
American Actor
The Jake Paulers are the strongest army out there. Dab.
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Quavo
American Musician
We gave the world dab fever!
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Juan Mata
Spanish Athlete
I don't dab, bro.
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