dab

v., dabbed, dab·bing, dabs.

v.tr.

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.

v.intr.
To tap gently; pat.

n.

1. A small amount: a dab of jelly.
2. A quick light pat.

[Middle English dabben, to strike.]

dab² (dăb)
n.
Any of various flatfishes, chiefly of the genera Limanda and Hippoglossoides, related to and resembling the flounders.

[Middle English dabbe.]

dab³ (dăb)
n. Chiefly British
A dab hand.

[Origin unknown.]

Any of several varieties of flounder, the dab is a small flatfish with a sweet, lean, firm flesh. It can be prepared in any manner suitable for flounder. See also fish plaice.

verb

To spread with a greasy, sticky, or dirty substance: bedaub, besmear, daub, plaster, smear, smirch, smudge. See put on/take off.

noun

A tiny amount: bit, crumb, dash, dot, dram, drop, fragment, grain, iota, jot, minim, mite, modicum, molecule, ort, ounce, particle, scrap, scruple, shred, smidgen, speck, tittle, trifle, whit. Chiefly British spot. See big/small/amount.

dab²

noun

A person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field: ace, adept, authority, dab hand, expert, master, past master, professional, proficient, wizard. Informal whiz. Slang crackerjack. See ability/inability.

n

Definition: small quantity
Antonyms: glob, mass

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
v. tr. - duppe, tage fingeraftryk af, presse let, klappe
v. intr. - tjatte
n. - dupning, klat, tjat, fingeraftryk

idioms:

• dab of    lille smule

2.
n. - ising

3.
n. - mester

idioms:

• dab hand    ferm til, mester i

Nederlands (Dutch)
(bettend) afvegen, deppen, opbrengen, aantikken, lik(je), klodder, schar, betting/ veegje, tikje, (mv) vingerafdrukken

Français (French)
1.
v. tr. - donner un petit coup/une petite tape, tapoter, tamponner
v. intr. - donner un petit coup/une petite tape, tapoter
n. - coup léger, tape, tache, petit morceau, empreintes digitales (arch)

idioms:

• dab of    un petit peu de

2.
n. - (Zool) limande

3.
n. - doué

idioms:

• dab hand    (être) doué en qch/pour faire qch

Deutsch (German)
1.
v. - tupfen, abtupfen, betupfen, einen Klaps geben, picken
n. - Tupfer, Klaps, Picken, Fingerabdruck

idioms:

• dab of    ein kleines bißchen

2.
n. - Plattfisch, Kliesche

3.
n. - Könner, (ugs) Experte, Kenner

idioms:

• dab hand    Könner

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - αγγίζω ή χτυπώ ελαφρά, επαλείφω, επιχρίω, ταμπονάρω, σκουπίζω (δάκρυα κ.λπ.), ψευτοανακατεύομαι (με), ψευτοκαταγίνομαι (με)
n. - (αιφνίδιο) ελαφρό χτύπημα, στύπωμα, ταμπονάρισμα, επάλειψη, πιτσιλιά, πινελιά, μικροποσότητα, (ιχθυολ.) λιμάνδη η κοινή, (πληθ.) (Βρετ., καθομ.) δακτυλικά αποτυπώματα

idioms:

• dab hand    δεξιοτέχνης, μάστορας
• dab of    σταγόνα, πιτσιλιά, μικροποσότητα

Italiano (Italian)
impronte digitali, spalmare, pulire, impronta digitale, asso

idioms:

• dab hand    asso
• dab of    goccia di

Português (Portuguese)
v. - pincelar, dar batidinhas
n. - pincelada (f), batidinha (f), gota (m)

idioms:

• dab hand    perito (m) (em uma área)
• dab of    um toque de ...

Русский (Russian)
утирать, мазок, капля, кусочек, отпечаток пальца, специалист

idioms:

• dab hand    специалист
• dab of    мазок, капля, кусочек

Español (Spanish)
1.
v. tr. - golpear ligeramente, quitar, tirar una cuerda, aplicar una substancia, embadurnar, frotar
v. intr. - quitar
n. - pizca, golpe ligero, gota, pequeña cantidad

idioms:

• dab of    una pizca, un poquito

2.
n. - huellas dactilares, impresiones digitales, lenguado

3.
n. - as, hacha, experto

idioms:

• dab hand    tener (buena) mano para algo, ser un manitas para algo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slå till lätt, trycka lätt
n. - lätt slag, klapp, (smör-, målar-)klick

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 轻拍, 轻触, 轻搽, 轻涂

idioms:

• dab of    一点点, 一小块的...

2. 小块, 一点点

3. 比目鱼, 孙鲽

idioms:

• dab hand    能手, 内行

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 比目魚, 孫鰈

idioms:

• dab hand    能手, 內行

2.
n. - 小塊, 一點點

3.
v. tr. - 輕拍, 輕觸, 輕搽, 輕塗
v. intr. - 輕拍, 輕觸, 輕搽, 輕塗
n. - 輕拍, 輕塗

idioms:

• dab of    一點點, 一小塊的...

한국어 (Korean)
1.
v. tr. - 가볍게 두드리다, 문지르다
v. intr. - 가볍게 스치다[두드리다]
n. - 가볍게 두드림, (페인트 등을) 칠하기, 소량

2.
n. - 작은 가자미

3.
n. - 명인

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 軽くたたく, 軽くつつく, 押し当てる, たたいて付ける
n. - 打印機, 少量, 名人, 小型のカレイ, 軽くたたくこと, 一塗り
adj. - とてもうまい

idioms:

• dab hand    名人
• dab of    一つまみの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يربت, يضرب برفق, يضع أو ينشر ( مادة) بلمسات رقيقه (الاسم) صفعه مفاجئه, تربيته, ضربه أو لمسه خفيفه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮טפח, מרח, נגע קלות‬
v. intr. - ‮נגע קלות‬
n. - ‮נגיעה, מעט, טפיחה, קורטוב, טביעת אצבעות‬
n. - ‮מין דג שטוח‬
n. - ‮מומחה‬

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