daub (verb)

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• daub — ► VERB 1) coat or smear carelessly or liberally with a thick substance. 2) spread (a thick substance) on a surface in such a way. ► NOUN 1) plaster, clay, or a similar substance, especially when mixed with straw and applied to laths or wattles to …   English terms dictionary

• daub — verb Daub is used with these nouns as the object: ↑graffiti, ↑slogan …   Collocations dictionary

• daub — I UK [dɔːb] / US [dɔb] verb [transitive] Word forms daub : present tense I/you/we/they daub he/she/it daubs present participle daubing past tense daubed past participle daubed to spread a wet substance such as paint on a surface in a careless way …   English dictionary

• daub — daub1 [ dɔb ] verb transitive to spread a wet substance such as paint on a surface in a careless way daub daub 2 [ dɔb ] noun 1. ) count a small amount of a wet substance spread on a surface in a careless way: daub of: a daub of blue paint 2. )… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• daub — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French dauber Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter ; plaster 2. to coat with a dirty substance 3. a. to apply coloring material crudely to b …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• daub — 1 verb (T) to paint or cover something with a soft substance, without being very careful: faces daubed with black mud 2 noun 1 (U) technical mud or clay used for making walls see also: wattle and daub wattle (2) 2 a small amount of a soft or… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• daub — /dɔb / (say dawb) verb (t) 1. to cover or coat with soft, adhesive matter, such as plaster, mud, etc. 2. to spread (plaster, mud, etc.) on or over something. 3. to smear, soil, or defile. 4. to paint unskilfully. –verb (i) 5. to daub something. 6 …  

• daub — 1. verb /dɔːb,dɑb,dɔb/ To apply something to a surface in hasty or crude strokes. The artist just seemed to daub on paint at random and suddenly there was a painting. 2. noun /dɔːb,dɑb,dɔb/ a) A soft coating of mud …   Wiktionary

• daub — [[t]dɔ͟ːb[/t]] daubs, daubing, daubed VERB When you daub a substance such as mud or paint on something, you spread it on that thing in a rough or careless way. [V n prep/adv] The make up woman had been daubing mock blood on Jeremy Fox when last… …   English dictionary

• daub — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. smear, spread. See covering. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. smear, plaster, dab; see paint 2 , spread 4 , varnish . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. coat, cover, smear, smudge, plaster, dab, paint, splatter …   English dictionary for students

• daub — [dɔ:b] verb carelessly coat or smear with a thick substance. ↘spread (a thick substance) on a surface in such a way. noun 1》 plaster, clay, etc. mixed with straw and applied to laths or wattles to form a wall. 2》 a patch or smear of a thick… …   English new terms dictionary