dab, v.
(dabbed, dabbing, dabs)
freq. cnt. 3
(dabbed, dabbing, dabs)
freq. cnt. 3
apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
dab swab swob
sample sentences
"dab the wall with paint"verb frames
Somebody ----s something with somethingThey %s the bread with melted butter
verb frames
Somebody ----s something with somethingThey %s the bread with melted butter
verb frames
Somebody ----s something with somethingThey %s the bread with melted butter
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
hit lightly
<verb.contact> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1
dab pat
sample sentences
"pat him on the shoulder"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s something PP
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomebody ----s something PP
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym