Dab vs. Towel — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Dab and Towel
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Dab
Press against (something) lightly several times with a piece of absorbent material in order to clean or dry it or to apply a substance
He dabbed his mouth with his napkin
She dabbed at her eyes with a handkerchief
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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.
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Dab
Strike with a light blow.
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Towel
A piece of thick absorbent cloth or paper used for drying oneself or wiping things dry
A paper towel
A bath towel
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Dab
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
The player who dabs after touchdowns
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Towel
A sanitary towel.
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Dab
A small amount of something
She licked a dab of chocolate from her finger
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Towel
Wipe or dry with a towel
She towelled her hair dry
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Dab
Fingerprints
The catalogue is being dusted for your dabs
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Towel
Thrash or beat (someone)
They've dragged her off the bus and towelled her up
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Dab
A small, commercially important flatfish found chiefly in the North Atlantic.
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Towel
A piece of absorbent cloth or paper used for wiping or drying.
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Dab
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
He celebrated on the court by doing the dab
His signature dab
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Towel
To wipe or rub dry with a towel.
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Dab
To apply with short poking strokes
Dabbed some paint on the worn spots.
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Towel
To dry oneself with a towel.
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Dab
To cover lightly with a moist substance
Dabbed the back of the fabric with glue.
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Towel
A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, such as a person after a bath.
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Dab
To rub or pat (something) lightly
Dabbed his eye with the corner of his sleeve.
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Towel
To hit with a towel.
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Dab
To press (something) lightly against an object or surface
Dabbed a napkin to her lips.
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Towel
To dry by using a towel.
He got out of the shower and toweled himself dry.
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Dab
To remove or brush away with light strokes
Dabbed the tears from the child's eyes.
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Towel
(transitive) To block up (a door, etc.) with a towel, to conceal the fumes of a recreational drug.
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Dab
To make light patting or stroking motions
Dabbed at the wound with a piece of gauze.
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Towel
To beat with a stick, or "oaken towel".
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Dab
A small amount
A dab of jelly.
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Towel
A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying anything wet, as the person after a bath.
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Dab
A quick light pat.
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Towel
To beat with a stick.
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Dab
Any of various flatfishes, especially the edible Limanda limanda of northeast Atlantic waters.
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Towel
A rectangular piece of absorbent cloth (or paper) for drying or wiping
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Dab
A dab hand.
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Towel
Wipe with a towel;
Towel your hair dry
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Dab
(transitive) To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing.
I dabbed my face with a towel.
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Dab
(transitive) To apply a substance in this way.
He dabbed moisturizing liquid on his face.
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Dab
To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
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Dab
(slang) To apply hash oil to a heated surface for the purpose of efficient combustion.
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Dab
To perform the dab dance move, by moving both arms to one side of the body parallel with your head.
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Dab
A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow.
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Dab
(AAVE) A soft, playful box given in greeting or approval.
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Dab
A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance.
A dab of glue
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Dab
(slang) A small amount of hash oil.
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Dab
Fingerprint.
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Dab
(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.
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Dab
(obsolete) A dabbler.
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Dab
One skilful or proficient; an expert; an adept.
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Dab
A small flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, especially Limanda limanda; a flounder.
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Dab
(US) A sand dab, a small flatfish of genus Citharichthys.
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Dab
With a dab, or sudden contact.
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Dab
Bad.
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Dab
A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert.
One 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.
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Dab
A name given to several species of flounders, esp. to the European species, Pleuronectes limanda. The American rough dab is Hippoglossoides platessoides.
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Dab
A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck.
A scratch of her claw, a dab of her beak.
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Dab
A small mass of anything soft or moist.
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Dab
To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber.
A sore should . . . be wiped . . . only by dabbing it over with fine lint.
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Dab
To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.
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Dab
A light touch or stroke
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Dab
A small quantity of something moist or soft;
A dab of paint
A splatter of mud
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Dab
Apply (usually a liquid) to a surface;
Dab the wall with paint
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Dab
Hit lightly;
Pat him on the shoulder
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