dab — OET · Shobdo

dab

verb

he dabbed his mouth with a napkin |

she dabbed disinfectant on the cut:

pat, press, touch, blot, mop, swab, smudge;

spread, daub, bedaub, apply, wipe, stroke, stipple.

noun

1 the screw can be held in place with a tiny dab of superglue:

drop, dash, spot, smear, dribble, trickle, splash, sprinkle, speck, taste, lick, trace, touch, hint, suggestion, soupçon, particle, bit, modicum;

little;

informal smidgen, tad.

2 apply concealer with light dabs:

pat, press, touch, blot, mop, wipe, smudge, smear.

dab (1) Oxford Dictionary of English