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

    DAUB definition: 1. to spread a thick or sticky liquid on something or to cover something with a thick or sticky…. Learn more.

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

    The meaning of DAUB is to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster. How to use daub in a sentence. to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster; to coat with a dirty substance; to apply coloring material crudely to…

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

    daub. noun [ C ] us / dɑːb / uk / dɔːb / an area of thick or sticky liquid on something: a daub of red paint. a badly painted picture. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Dirt & untidiness. bloodstain.

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

    When you daub a substance such as mud or paint on something, you spread it on that thing in a rough or careless way.

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

    Daub definition: to cover or coat with soft, adhesive matter, as plaster or mud. See examples of DAUB used in a sentence.

  7. 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.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdaub verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of daub verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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

    1. To cover or smear with a soft adhesive substance such as plaster, grease, or mud. 2. To apply paint to (a surface) with hasty or crude strokes. 3. To apply with quick or crude strokes: daubed glue on the paper. v.intr. 1. To apply paint or coloring with crude, unskillful strokes. 2. To make crude or amateurish paintings. 3.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishDAUB | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    DAUB definition: to put a lot of a substance like paint on a surface in a careless way, often to write words or draw…. Learn more.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryDAUB - All you need to know about it | Collins English Dictionary

    When you daub a substance such as mud or paint on something, you spread it on that thing in a rough or careless way. [...]