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You <em>dab</em> something when you gently <a href="/p/pat">pat</a> at it, usually with a cloth. You might <em>dab</em> at your <a href="/f/forehead">forehead </a> with a <a href="/h/handkerchief">handkerchief</a>, or dab on something in <a href="/b/blotch">blotches</a>. The woman in the picture has dabs of <a href="/s/sunscreen">sunscreen</a> on her face.
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You
dab
something when you gently
pat
at it, usually with a cloth. You might
dab
at your
forehead
with a
handkerchief
, or dab on something in
blotches
.
The woman in the picture has dabs of
sunscreen
on her face.
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