- dab
- v1. bedaub, besmear, smear, smudge, blot, spot; coat, plaster, tar, paint, varnish.2. pat, tamp, tap, poke, jab; rap, swat, hit, strike, whack, slap, Inf. swipe, thump, flap.n3. pat, tap, poke, jab, light blow, peck; rap, knock, fillip, stroke, smack, Inf. swipe, whack.4. bit, mite, speck, Inf. smidgen, Inf. smitch, nip, spot; trace, touch, hint, trifle, tinge, suggestion; pinch, dash, drop, sprinkling, driblet, crumb, modicum.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.