Dabverb
(transitive) To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.
âI dabbed my face with a towel.â;
Towelnoun
A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as a person after a bath.
Dabverb
(transitive) To apply a substance in this way.
âHe dabbed moisturizing liquid on his face.â;
Towelverb
To hit with a towel.
Dabverb
To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
Towelverb
To dry by using a towel.
âHe got out of the shower and toweled himself dry.â;
Dabverb
(slang) To apply hash oil to a heated surface for the purpose of efficient combustion.
Towelverb
(transitive) To block up (a door, etc.) with a towel, to conceal the fumes of a recreational drug.
Dabverb
To perform the dab dance move, by moving both arms to one side of the body parallel with your head.
Towelverb
To beat with a stick.
Dabnoun
A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow.
Towelnoun
A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as the person after a bath.
Dabnoun
(AAVE) A soft, playful box given in greeting or approval.
Towelverb
To beat with a stick.
Dabnoun
A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance.
âa dab of glueâ;
Towelnoun
a rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
Dabnoun
(slang) A small amount of hash oil.
Towelverb
wipe with a towel;
âtowel your hair dryâ;
Dabnoun
Fingerprint.
Towelnoun
a piece of thick absorbent cloth or paper used for drying oneself or wiping things dry
âa paper towelâ; âa bath towelâ;
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.
Towelnoun
a sanitary towel.
Dabnoun
One skilful or proficient; an expert; an adept.
Towelverb
wipe or dry with a towel
âshe towelled her hair dryâ;
Dabnoun
A small flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, especially Limanda limanda; a flounder.
Towelverb
thrash or beat (someone)
âthey've dragged her off the bus and towelled her upâ;
Dabnoun
(US) A sand dab, a small flatfish of genus Citharichthys.
Towel
A towel is a piece of absorbent fabric or paper used for drying or wiping a body or a surface. It draws moisture through direct contact.
Dabadverb
With a dab, or sudden contact.
Dabadjective
Bad.
Dabnoun
A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert.
âOne excels at a plan or the titlepage, another works away at the body of the book, and the third is a dab at an index.â;
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.
âA scratch of her claw, a dab of her beak.â;
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.
âA sore should . . . be wiped . . . only by dabbing it over with fine lint.â;
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;
âa dab of paintâ; âa splatter of mudâ;
Dabverb
apply (usually a liquid) to a surface;
âdab the wall with paintâ;
Dabverb
hit lightly;
âpat him on the shoulderâ;
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
âhe dabbed his mouth with his napkinâ; âshe dabbed at her eyes with a handkerchiefâ;
Dabverb
apply (a substance) with light quick strokes
âshe dabbed disinfectant on the cutâ;
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
âthe player who dabs after touchdownsâ;
Dabnoun
a small amount of something
âshe licked a dab of chocolate from her fingerâ;
Dabnoun
a brief application of a piece of absorbent material to a surface
âapply concealer with light dabsâ;
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
âthe patient reported taking a dab of marijuana approximately five hours before his appointmentâ; âthe dab can be heated from underneath with a match, lighter, or candle until it begins to emit smokeâ;
Dabnoun
fingerprints
âthe catalogue is being dusted for your dabsâ;
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
âhe celebrated on the court by doing the dabâ; âhis signature dabâ;