- dab bit
- a small quantity, less than a dab. Glou.
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England. Francis Grose. 1790.
dab bit
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dab — dab1 [dab] vt., vi. dabbed, dabbing [ME dabben, to strike, akin to MDu dabben & Norw dabba < ? IE base * dhabh , to strike] 1. to touch or stroke lightly and quickly 2. to pat with something soft or moist 3. to put on (paint, etc.) with light … English World dictionary
dab — [n] small quantity bit, blob, dollop, drop, fleck, flick, pat, peck, smidgen, smudge, speck, spot, stroke, tap, touch; concept 835 Ant. glob, mass dab [v] blot up; touch lightly bedaub, besmear, daub, pat, peck, plaster, smear, smudge, stipple,… … New thesaurus
bit — [n1] tiny piece atom, butt, chicken feed*, chip, chunk, crumb, dab, dash, division, dollop, dose, dot, driblet, droplet, end, excerpt, flake, fraction, fragment, grain, iota, item, jot, lick*, lump, mite, modicum, moiety, molecule,morsel, niggle … New thesaurus
DAB ensemble — DAB ensembles are groups of Digital audio broadcasting broadcasters transmitting multiple digital radio channels on a single radio transmission. The digital audio feeds from each radio station are multiplexed into one digital transmission, to be… … Wikipedia
dab — dab1 /dab/, v., dabbed, dabbing, n. v.t. 1. to pat or tap gently, as with something soft or moist: The child dabbed his eyes with the handkerchief. 2. to apply (a substance) by light strokes: He dabbed the ointment on the rash. 3. to strike, esp … Universalium
dab — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spot, pinch, bit. See littleness. v. pat, tap. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. bit, pat, dollop; see bit 1 . v. Syn. tap, peck, pat, daub; see touch 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) I n. bit,… … English dictionary for students
bit — Synonyms and related words: ALGOL, COBOL, EDP, FORTRAN, a breath, a continental, a curse, a damn, a darn, a hoot, ace, act, actor, aculeus, acumination, afterpiece, allotment, allowance, alphabetic data, alphanumeric code, anchor watch, angular… … Moby Thesaurus
bit — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scrap, mite; slice, piece; tool, drill; curb; informal, routine. See part, littleness, speciality. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A small quantity] Syn. piece, fragment, crumb, dot, particle, jot, trifle,… … English dictionary for students
bit — I n 1. restrainer, harness, halter, yoke, rein; curb, check, restraint, brake. 2. take the bit in or between one’s teeth rebel, break with, break away, revolt; resist, defy, disobey. v 3. hinder, impede, inhibit, curb; restrain, hold back, keep… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
