(transitive) To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing. / (transitive) To apply a substance in this way. / To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or thrust.

A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow. / (African-American Vernacular) A soft, playful box given in greeting or approval.

With a dab, or sudden contact.

One skilful or proficient; an expert; an adept.

A small flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, especially Limanda limanda; a flounder. / (US) A sand dab, a small flatfish of genus Citharichthys.

(obsolete, costermongers) Bad.

The shoal-forming fish Leuciscus leuciscus common to swift rivers in England and Wales and in Europe.

A work of art with some artistic merit. / An artwork exhibited for the purposes of decoration or the reflection of social status.

The public announcement of the sentences imposed by the Inquisition on supposed heretics. / The public execution of those sentences, often by burning at the stake.

Alternative form of auto da fe