Dab vs. Dap
Dabverb
(transitive) To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.
Dabverb
(transitive) To apply a substance in this way.
Dabverb
To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
Dabverb
(slang) To apply hash oil to a heated surface for the purpose of efficient combustion.
Dabverb
To perform the dab dance move, by moving both arms to one side of the body parallel with your head.
Dabnoun
A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow.
Dabnoun
(AAVE) A soft, playful box given in greeting or approval.
Dabnoun
A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance.
Dabnoun
(slang) A small amount of hash oil.
Dabnoun
Fingerprint.
Dabnoun
(dance) 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.
Dabnoun
One skilful or proficient; an expert; an adept.
Dabnoun
A small flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, especially Limanda limanda; a flounder.
Dabnoun
(US) A sand dab, a small flatfish of genus Citharichthys.
Dabadverb
With a dab, or sudden contact.
Dabadjective
Bad.
Dabnoun
A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert.
Dabnoun
A name given to several species of flounders, esp. to the European species, Pleuronectes limanda. The American rough dab is Hippoglossoides platessoides.
Dabnoun
A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck.
Dabnoun
A small mass of anything soft or moist.
Dabverb
To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber.
Dabverb
To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
Dabnoun
a light touch or stroke
Dabnoun
a small quantity of something moist or soft;
Dabverb
apply (usually a liquid) to a surface;
Dabverb
hit lightly;
Dabverb
press against (something) lightly several times with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it or to apply a substance
Dabverb
apply (a substance) with light quick strokes
Dabverb
strike with a light blow.
Dabverb
perform a dance move or gesture in which one arm is bent at an angle across the chest while the other is fully extended parallel to the first arm, with the face turned towards the bent elbow
Dabnoun
a small amount of something
Dabnoun
a brief application of a piece of absorbent material to a surface
Dabnoun
a small portion of cannabis oil or resin, or another drug in a highly concentrated form, that can be vaporized or burned and inhaled
Dabnoun
fingerprints
Dabnoun
a small, commercially important flatfish found chiefly in the North Atlantic.
Dabnoun
a dance move or gesture, originating in hip hop and often performed as part of a celebration, in which one arm is bent at an angle across the upper chest while the other is fully extended parallel to the first arm, with the face turned towards the bent elbow
Dapnoun
(originally) Elaborate handshake, especially hooking thumbs.
Dapnoun
A fistbump.
Dapverb
To greet with a dap.
Dapverb
To drop the bait gently on the surface of the water.
Dapverb
fish by letting the fly (but not the line) bob lightly on the water
Dapnoun
a fishing fly used when dapping
Dapnoun
rubber-soled shoes
Dapnoun
an elaborate handshake that typically involving slapping palms, bumping fists, or snapping fingers
