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dab hand

US pronunciation
American sounddab hand
dabhand
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dab - hand -> dab hand

Myanmar meaning

ကျွမ်းကျင်သူ။ ပါရဂူ။

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dab /dæb/ v (-bb- )

၁။ ~ (at) sth (with sth) တို့သည်။ သုတ်သည်။ She stopped crying and dabbed her eyes (with a tissue). ❍ She dabbed at the cut with a wet cloth.
၂။ ~ sth on/off (sth) တို့သည်။ တို့ (ယူ) သည်။ dab paint on a picture ❍ dab off the excess water.
n [C]
၁။ ပါးပါးကလေး သုတ်ထားသောဆေး စသည်။
၂။ ညင်သာစွာ တို့ခြင်း။ (တစ်) တို့။ One dab with blotting-paper and the ink was dry.
❏ dab hand n (Brit infml ) တစ်စုံတစ်ရာတွင် ကျွမ်းကျင်သူ၊ လက်မြောက်သူ။ He’s a dab hand at cooking spaghetti. ❍ a dab hand with a golf club.

More examples
  • Remove the stain by carefully dabbing it with a cloth.
  • [dab at] : Marge dabbed at her eyes with a handkerchief.
  • Dab some lotion onto the affected area.
Synonyms
daub, wipe, touch lightly, apply, pat, bedaub, besmear, bit, blob, dash, dollop, drop, fleck, flick, peck, plaster, small quantity, smear, smidgen, smidgeon, smudge, speck, spot, stipple, stroke, swab, tap, touch
Antonyms
glob, lot, mass, splash
Cross references
daubwipetouch lightlyapplypatbedaubbesmearbitblobdashdollopdropfleckflickpeckplastersmall quantitysmearsmidgensmidgeonsmudgespeckspotstipplestrokeswabtaptouch
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