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verb

1. To strike or touch lightly pat

   "Her eyes watered occasionally, and she was forced to dab them with a tissue."

2. To apply lightly or irregularly daub

   "In the past, restoring a frescoed wall involved little more than covering the cracks and dabbing fresh paint on the surface in an attempt to recapture some of its original color."

3. To inhale the vapors of (a heated concentrate of cannabis)

   "More than half of students who use marijuana reported that they dab marijuana to get high."

4. To touch or pat something lightly

   "The Doctor paused to remove his glasses and dab at his eyes with a handkerchief."

5. To inhale the vapors of a heated concentrate of cannabis to take a dab see dab

   "And if you have ever dabbed …, or even just smoked some weed that was profoundly stronger than your usual stuff, that short list of symptoms probably sounds familiar."

6. To perform a dab see dab or a series of dabs (as while dancing or in celebration)

   "Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton made the move famous last year after he starting dabbing as his touchdown celebration."