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   dab

   /dab/

   verb

   • 1. press against (something) lightly several times with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it or to apply a substance: "he dabbed his mouth with his napkin"
   • ▪ apply (a substance) with light quick strokes: "she dabbed disinfectant on the cut"
   • 2. strike with a light blow. dialect

   noun

   • 1. a small amount of something: "she licked a dab of chocolate from her finger" Similar dropdashspotsmeardribbletricklesplashsprinklespecktastelicktracetouchhintsuggestionsoupçonparticlebitmodicumlittleinformal:smidgentad
   • ▪ a brief application of a piece of absorbent material to a surface: "apply concealer with light dabs" Similar patpresstouchblotmopwipesmudgesmear
   • ▪ a small portion of cannabis oil or resin, or another drug in a highly concentrated form, that can be vaporized or burned and inhaled: "the patient reported taking a dab of marijuana approximately five hours before his appointment"
   • 2. fingerprints: informal British "the catalogue is being dusted for your dabs"

   Word Origin Middle English: symbolic of a light striking movement; compare with dabble and dib.

   Scrabble Points: 6

   • D

     2

   • A

     1

   • B

     3

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