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Meaning of 'daub' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Daub [ n.]
- A viscous, sticky application; a spot smeared or dabed; a smear.
- A picture coarsely executed.
2 . Daub [ v. i.]
- To smear; to play the flatterer.
3 . Daub [ v. t.]
- To smear with soft, adhesive matter, as pitch, slime, mud, etc.; to plaster; to bedaub; to besmear.
- To paint in a coarse or unskillful manner.
- To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to disguise; to conceal.
- To flatter excessively or glossy.
- To put on without taste; to deck gaudily.

Meaning of 'daub' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . daub [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a blemish made by dirt
Example in sentence:
  • he had a smudge on his cheek
2 . daub [ v]
Meaning (2):
- apply to a surface
Example in sentence:
  • daub paint onto the wall;
  • Put on make-up!;
  • She applied paint to the back of the house
Meaning (3):
- cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it
Example in sentence:
  • daub the ceiling with plaster;
  • smear the wall with paint
Meaning (4):
- coat with plaster
Example in sentence:
  • daub the wall

Nearby Words:

daubed dauber daubery daubing daubreelite daubry dauby daughter daughter-in-law daughterliness

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