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daub

/dɔːb/verb

उच्चारण डॉब

पोतना, लीपना, बेढंगे ढंग से लगाना

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verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ A on/onto/over B | ~ B with A

    to spread a thick or sticky substance on a surface carelessly

    पोतना, लीपना, बेढंगे ढंग से लगाना

    • Someone had daubed slogans on the wall.
    • The children daubed their faces with colour at Holi.

    Synonyms smear plaster spread smudge

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a small amount of a substance such as paint spread carelessly

    धब्बा, लेप

    • There was a daub of paint on her nose.

    Synonyms smear blob dab

  2. 2

    [U]

    a mixture of clay or mud used in the past for making walls

    गारा, लिपाई की मिट्टी

    • The cottage had walls of wattle and daub.
  3. 3

    [C] disapproving

    a badly painted picture

    भद्दा चित्र

    • The critic dismissed the work as an amateur daub.
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

smear plaster spread smudge blob dab

?Which word?

Do not confuse daub (to smear thickly and carelessly) and dab (to touch lightly).

Daub (गाढ़ा और लापरवाही से पोतना) और dab (हल्के से छूना या थपथपाना) को आपस में न मिलाएँ।