dab — meaning in English
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English meaning
- catch verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- cheating noun The act of deceiving or breaking rules for unfair gain, or being unfaithful to a partner.
- guile noun Clever, often sly or dishonest, cunning used to deceive or manipulate.
- humbug noun Nonsense, deception, or something meant to trick or mislead people.
- pitfall noun A type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, into which the victim is supposed to fall and not be able to get out from.
- snare noun A trap, often a wire loop, used to catch animals.
- sting noun A sharp pain, or the puncture and injection of venom by an insect or animal.
- trap noun A device designed to catch or kill an animal.
- trapdoor noun A hinged or sliding door set into a floor or ceiling.
Senses
dab is used for these senses in English:
- booby trap (military) An antipersonnel device deliberately hidden or disguised as a harmless object.
- captious (obsolete) That captures; especially, (of an argument, words etc.) designed to capture or entrap in misleading arguments; sophistical.
- catch (countable, sometimes, _, noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.
- cheating An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity.
- guile Deceptiveness, deceit, fraud, duplicity, dishonesty.
- humbug (countable, slang) A fraud or sham; (uncountable) hypocrisy.
- snare A mental or psychological trap.
- sting (law enforcement) A police operation in which the police pretend to engage in criminal activity in order to catch a criminal.
catch — full definition
- verb To capture or seize something moving, such as a ball or a fleeing person.
- verb To become infected with an illness.
- verb To notice, understand, or hear something.
- noun A hidden difficulty or drawback in an otherwise appealing deal or plan.
- noun Something captured, especially fish.
cheating — full definition
- noun The act of deceiving or breaking rules for unfair gain, or being unfaithful to a partner.
- adj Behaving dishonestly or unfaithfully.