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    daub
    /dɔːb/

    verb

    • 1. carelessly coat or smear (a surface) with a thick or sticky substance: "the walls were daubed with splashes of paint"

    noun

    • 1. a patch or smear of a thick or sticky substance: "a daub of paint"
    • 2. plaster, clay, or another substance used for coating a surface, especially when mixed with straw and applied to laths or wattles to form a wall: "wattle and daub"

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  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDAUB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Daub is a verb that means to spread a thick or sticky liquid on something or to cover something with a thick or sticky liquid, often quickly or carelessly. Daub is also a noun that means an area of thick or sticky liquid on something or a badly painted picture.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › daubDaub Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Daub is a verb that means to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter, to apply coloring material crudely, or to put on a false exterior. Daub is also a noun that means material used to daub walls, a crude picture, or something daubed on.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDAUB | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Daub is a verb that means to spread a thick or sticky liquid on something or to cover something with a thick or sticky liquid, often quickly or carelessly. Daub is also a noun that means an area of thick or sticky liquid on something or a badly painted picture.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDAUB definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    Daub is a verb that means to spread or smear something on something in a rough or careless way, or to paint unskillfully. It can also be a noun for a crude painting or a smear of mud or paint.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › daubDAUB Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    to cover or coat with soft, adhesive matter, as plaster or mud: to daub a canvas with paint; to daub stone walls with mud. to spread (plaster, mud, etc.) on or over something: to daub plaster on a brick wall. to smear, soil, or defile. to apply, as paint or colors, unskillfully.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › daubDaub - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Daub can be used as a verb or as a noun, and is derived from the Old French debaur which comes from the Latin dealbare “to whiten.” It is also used to describe the process of covering a surface with an adhesive substance such as plaster, mud or grease.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › daubDaub - definition of daub by The Free Dictionary

    Daub means to coat or smear a surface with a thick substance, or to paint crudely. It can also refer to a soft adhesive material, a crude painting, or a blemish. See different sources and usage examples of daub.