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dab up

dab up verb: to clean (usually a liquid spill) by dabbing; to soak up a fluid by dabbing (To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing).

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To clean (usually a liquid spill) by dabbing; to soak up a fluid by dabbing (To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing).

Forms of dab up

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

Questions about dab up

What does dab up mean?
Dab up means to clean (usually a liquid spill) by dabbing; to soak up a fluid by dabbing (To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing).
What part of speech is dab up?
Dab up is a verb.
What is the past tense of dab up?
The past tense of dab up is dabbed up.

Words near dab up in the dictionary

  1. dab out
  2. dab pen
  3. dab pens
  4. dab rig
  5. dab rigs
  6. dab up
  7. dab-handed
  8. Daba
  9. daba grass
  10. dabai
  11. dabakan

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