Definition of dab:

part of speech: verb

To strike lightly with the hand or with something soft.

part of speech: noun

A light blow with the hand or something soft; lump of soft substance.

Common misspellings * :

• dap (50.0%)
• damb (50.0%)

Usage examples :

• I dreamed night before last that I was taking a bath in a glass of ice- cream soda- water and trying to hide from Doctor John behind the dab of ice- cream that seemed inadequate for food or protection. "The Melting of Molly", - Maria Thompson Daviess

• Father, whose external machinery consisted of some water, some dry, sandy earth, and a little oblong box the shape of the brick, seized the brown loaves his wife passed to him, gave them a dexterous dab which forced them into the mould, scraped off the top level with the sides, pushed it along on a board, raised the mould, and left there a soft clay brick. "A Double Knot", - George Manville Fenn

• No use you gwine dab sah. "Lady Baltimore", - Owen Wister