What is the meaning of Dab?
To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.
To apply a substance in this way.
To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
To apply hash oil to a heated surface for the purpose of efficient combustion.
To perform the dab dance move; to move both arms, parallel with one's head, to either side of the body.
Synonym of daub (to mark a bingo card)
A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow.
A soft, playful box given in greeting or approval.
A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance.
A small amount of hash oil.
A hip hop dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm, briefly resting their face in the elbow, as if sneezing into their elbow.
A dabbler.
With a dab, or sudden contact.
One who is skilful or proficient; an expert; an adept.
↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “dab”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
↑ “dab, n.³.”, in OED Online 
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000; apud Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “dab”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
1 2 Quinion, Michael (2000 May 27) “Dab hand”, in World Wide Words, retrieved 2025-06-18
A small flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, especially Limanda limanda; a flounder.
A sand dab, a small flatfish of genus Citharichthys.
Bad.
the dab (hip-hop dance move)
dub: the replacement of a voice part in a movie or cartoon, particularly with a translation; an instance of dubbing
dabb lizard, Egyptian mastigure, Egyptian spiny-tailed lizard, Leptien's mastigure, Egyptian uromastyx, or Egyptian dabb lizard (Uromastyx aegyptia)
a kind of mat measuring approximately 2 m, made of woven pandan leaves that are connected by stitching
to melt (become liquid, especially through warmth)
to disappear
to become emaciated
to trap
to ensnare
romanization of 𒁳 (dab)
(evil) spirit, considered responsible for epileptic attacks among other things
a trough, a hollowed out length of log etc.
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