| Main Entry: | dab |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | blot up; touch lightly |
Synonyms: |
bedaub, besmear, daub, pat, peck, plaster, smear, smudge, stipple, swab, tap, wipe |
| Main Entry: | daub |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | coat; make dirty |
Synonyms: |
begrime, besmear, bespray, blur, cover, dab, deface, dirty, fleck, grime, paint, plaster, slap on, smear, smirch, smudge, spatter, speckle, splatter, spot, spread, stain, sully, variegate, varnish |
| Main Entry: | dot |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make spot(s) |
Synonyms: |
bespeckle, dab, dabble, fleck, freckle, pepper, pimple, sprinkle, stipple, stud |
| Main Entry: | flick |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | light touch |
Synonyms: |
dab, flicker, flip, hit, pat, snap, tap, tip, touch lightly |
| Main Entry: | hit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | strike |
Synonyms: |
KO, bang, bash, bat, batter, beat, belt, blast, blitz, box*, brain*, buffet, bump, clap, clip, clobber, clout, club, crack, cudgel, cuff, dab, ding, flail, flax, flog, give a black eye, hammer*, hook, jab, kick, knock, knock around, knock out, lace, lambaste, larrup, lather, let fly, let have it, lob, nail, pellet, pelt, percuss, pop, pound, punch, rap, ride roughshod, slap, smack, sock, stone, swat, tap, thrash, thump, thwack, trash, uppercut, wallop, whack, whang |
| Main Entry: | mop |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | clean by using water and cloth |
Synonyms: |
dab, dust, pat, polish, rub, soak up, sponge, squeegee, swab, towel off, wash, wipe |
| Main Entry: | smear |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rub on, spread over |
Synonyms: |
apply, bedaub, besmirch, blur, coat, cover, dab, daub, defile, dirty, discolor, overlay, overspread, patch, plaster, slop, smudge, soil, spatter, spray, sprinkle, stain, sully, taint, tar, tarnish |
| Main Entry: | tap |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hit lightly |
Synonyms: |
beat, bob, dab, drum, knock, palpate, pat, percuss, rap, strike, tag, thud, thump, tip, touch |
| Main Entry: | touch |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make physical contact |
Synonyms: |
abut, adjoin, be in contact, border, brush, butt on, caress, come together, communicate, contact, converge, dab, examine, feel, feel up, finger, fondle, frisk, glance, graze, grope, handle, hit, impinge upon, inspect, join, kiss, lay a finger on, lick, line, manipulate, march, massage, meet, neighbor, osculate, palm, palpate, partake, pat, paw, percuss, pet, probe, push, reach, rub, scrutinize, sip, smooth, strike, stroke, suck, sweep, tag, tap, taste, thumb, tickle, tip, toy, verge |
Antonyms: |
cower, shrink, shy away |
| Main Entry: | stipple |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | dapple |
Synonyms: |
carve, dab, dot, draw, engrave, paint |
