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  1. 1. n. A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. A name given to several species of flounders, esp. to the European species, Pleuronectes limanda. The American rough dab is Hippoglossoides platessoides. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. i. To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. i. To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust. Source: opted
  5. 5. n. A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit; a peck. Source: opted
  6. 6. n. A small mass of anything soft or moist. Source: opted
  7. 7. n. a light touch or stroke Source: wordnet
  8. 8. n. a small quantity of something moist or liquid Source: wordnet
  9. 9. n. a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing Source: wordnet
  10. 10. v. apply (usually a liquid) to a surface Source: wordnet
  11. 11. v. hit lightly Source: wordnet
  12. 12. v. to smoke marijuana using butane hash oil Source: wordnet

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