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dabs out

dabs out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dab out.

Meaning of dab out

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).

Questions about dabs out

What is dabs out the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dabs out is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dab out.

Words near dabs out in the dictionary

  1. Dabrowski
  2. Dabrowskian
  3. Dabrowskis
  4. Dabry's sturgeon
  5. dabs
  6. dabs out
  7. dabs up
  8. Dabson
  9. dabster
  10. dabsters
  11. Dabu

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