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Meanings of dab in inglês

russo
dab
espanhol
dab
catalão
dab
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Originally a synonym for swag, it has since evolved to describe a dance move popular online.

        dab
        português
        baterdeleve
        catalão
        copet
        espanhol
        toque

        A light touch or stroke.

              baterdeleve
              catalão
              esquitx
              espanhol
              toque

              A small quantity of something moist or liquid.

                    esquitx

                    Apply (usually a liquid) to a surface.

                          Sinônimos
                          Examples for "swab"
                          Examples for "swab"
                          1
                          For more information or to receive a free swab kit, visit DeleteBloodCancer.org.
                          Ebony
                          2
                          The person taking the swab has no direct contact with the patient.
                          News.com.au
                          3
                          Dentists usually apply it with a simple cotton swab or cotton roll.
                          Jamaica Observer
                          4
                          After the discharge the gun was wiped out with a wet swab.
                          Out of Doors—California and Oregon
                          5
                          Until now GPs have had to swab every patient with a sniffle.
                          Radio NZ
                          1
                          "I never thought that I should be called a 'Swob.'"
                          The Luck of Thirteen: Wanderings and Flight through Montenegro a...
                          Usage of dab in inglês
                          1
                          The new king flicked a dab of green foam off the throne.
                          Jitterbug Perfume
                          2
                          He went outside to Potato Park to show people how to dab.
                          The Irish Times
                          3
                          Paul Pogba the leader deserves to dab and dance all he wants
                          The Irish Times
                          4
                          A hasty dab or two of the library paste completed his work.
                          Gold of the Gods
                          5
                          Perhaps secrete a microfibre cloth in one, to dab away layer-induced perspiration.
                          The Guardian
                          6
                          Landed a half-destroyed leviathan smack dab in the middle of the invasion.
                          Stars rain down
                          7
                          A dab of mortar more or less is not a serious business.
                          The Mason-Bees
                          8
                          He'd hoped Finn would dab the wound, then dispose of the tissue.
                          Damaged
                          9
                          Mrs. Hastings wiped a dab of steak juice off Mr. Pennythistle's cheek.
                          Twisted
                          10
                          You don't know what a dab I am at rondeaux and barcarolles.
                          Children of the Ghetto: A Study of a Peculiar People
                          11
                          Yes, I occasionally use them to dab at my nose or eyes.
                          Wired
                          12
                          Somehow a dab of the whipped cream ended up on my nose.
                          The Demon Lover
                          13
                          But smack dab in the middle was the blackest sort of black.
                          Ebony
                          14
                          A little dab of water, a dirty gray bag, a little clean-up.
                          Hull zero three
                          15
                          I dab myself with a filched white handkerchief, which comes away bloody.
                          Waiting for the Barbarians
                          16
                          A dab of lipstick cost a Navan woman £100 at Dunshaughlin Court yesterday.
                          The Irish Times
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                          Translations for dab
                          russo
                          dab
                          português
                          baterdeleve
                          Dab through the time
                          Dab across language varieties
                          Ireland
                          Common
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Common