daub
/dɔb/
verb
- To spread or smear a soft substance (such as paint, mud, or plaster) roughly or carelessly.
- He daubed sunscreen on his nose before going outside.
- The child daubed paint all over the paper with her fingers.
- Workers daubed mud onto the walls to seal the cracks.
- To apply something (like makeup or cream) in a quick, unskilled way.
- The actor daubed greasepaint on his face for the role.
- She daubed lipstick on without looking in the mirror.
- He daubed ointment on the scrape with a cotton ball.
noun
- A small amount of a soft substance that has been spread or smeared.
- She wiped a daub of paint off the table.
- A daub of glue held the paper in place.
- There was a daub of butter on the bread.
- A crude or unskillful painting.
- The art teacher called my first attempt a daub, but I was proud of it.
- That canvas is just a daub of random colors.
- He hung a daub on the wall that looked like a child's drawing.
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