DAB, verb transitive 1. To strike gently with the hand; to slap; to box. 2. To strike gently with some soft or moist substance; as, to dab a sore with lint. DAB, noun 1. A gentle blow with the hand. 2. A small lump or mass of any thing soft or moist. 3. Something moist or slimy thrown on one. 4. In law language, an expert man.[See Dabster.] 5. A small flat fish, of the genus Pleuronectes, of a dark brown color.
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