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dab out

dab out verb: to dab (to press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing) using paint to produce a desired effect.

Verb

dab out (third-person singular simple present dabs out, present participle dabbing out, simple past and past participle dabbed out)

  1. (transitive) To dab (to press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing) using paint to produce a desired effect.
  2. (transitive) To remove using a dabbing motion.
  3. (transitive) To mark or press numbers with a dauber (marker for bingo cards) or, by extension, with a finger (e.g. on a phone pad).
  4. (transitive) To extinguish a cigarette by pressing the lit end down on something.
  5. (intransitive) To get high using dabs (concentrated hash oil on a heated surface).

Forms of dab out

third-person singular presentdabs out
present participledabbing out
past participledabbed out
pastdabbed out

Questions about dab out

What does dab out mean?
Dab out means to dab (to press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing) using paint to produce a desired effect.
What part of speech is dab out?
Dab out is a verb.
What is the past tense of dab out?
The past tense of dab out is dabbed out.

Words near dab out in the dictionary

  1. dab
  2. dab bong
  3. dab bongs
  4. dab hand
  5. dab hands
  6. dab out
  7. dab pen
  8. dab pens
  9. dab rig
  10. dab rigs
  11. dab up

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