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dabs up

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

Meaning of dab up

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).

Questions about dabs up

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

Words near dabs up in the dictionary

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

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