1. Hit lightly
   "dab him on the shoulder";
   - pat
    
2. Apply (usually a liquid) to a surface
   "dab the wall with paint";
   - swab, swob
    
3. (cannabis) to smoke marijuana using butane hash oil
   "Some users prefer to dab rather than smoke traditional marijuana"
    
4. To perform a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing
   "The kids were dabbing at the school dance"

1. A light touch or stroke
   "She gave the paint a gentle dab with the brush";
   - tap, pat
    
2. A small quantity of something moist or liquid
   "a dab of paint";
   - splash, splatter
    
3. A dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing
   "The children broke into spontaneous dabs when their team scored";
   - dabbing
    
4. A small flatfish found in European coastal waters (Limanda limanda)
   "Dabs are commonly caught in the North Sea"; "common dabs are commonly caught in the North Sea";
   - common dab

Derived forms: dabbing, dabs, dabbed

Type of: apply, dance, dancing, put on, saltation [archaic], small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, smoke, strike, terpsichore, touch, touching

Part of: genus Limanda, Limanda

Encyclopedia: Dab, Katowice