Questions about example sentences with, and the definition and usage of "Dab"

A: term used to describe dance move (bowing head into elbow) which represents confidence, accomplishment, and pride.

A: "Hollyweird" refers to a weird/strange area in Hollywood.

"smack dab in the middle of" means "in the middle of" or "surrounded by".

So this means "in a very strange area in Hollywood".

A: The dab is a dance move in which the dancer simultaneously drops the head while raising an arm and the elbow in a gesture that has been noted to resemble sneezing.

A: The more used phrase is "smack dab in the middle".

This means "unintentionally caught between" or "forced into a different position" or "forced to choose"

It is generally used when someone is made to choose between one of two people.

A: ^ a popular dance in the US

A: The fly landed smack dab in my soup.
The table is smack dab in the middle of the room.
The bird pooped smack dab on my head.
We found ourselves smack dab in the middle of a fight.
She lives smack dab at the end of the street.

A: motive→ *notice (autocorrect gremlins strike again!)

A: 1970s TV Commercial for hair cream:
A little dab will do ya.

I used the paper towel to dab up the spilled milk.

I used my new makeup brush to dab powder on my cheeks.

He dabbed blue paint onto the canvas using a sponge!

A: 1. Use the cotton to dab the medicine on your cut.
2. Only use a dab of paint.
3. You don't want to rub the stain, just dab it.

A: Dabbing some thing would be similar to putting a brush against the wall and tapping it against that wall that’s dabbing the paint.
Scrubbing is like you do to clean the dishes you’re scrubbing the dishes it’s an action usually to clean something.
Rubbing is similar to putting sunscreen on or lotion you’re rubbing it on your skin you’re not using heavy force but you’re putting it all over. In the context for lotion you’d be rubbing it into your skin.

A: To "dab" is more like patting something.
Ex. "She dabbed her face with a handkerchief." "He dabbed a little cologne on his wrists."
The noun version of "dab" functions similarly.
Ex. "He tasted a dab of the sauce."
To "daub" is more like smearing something on.
Ex. "She daubed the canvas with thick paint."
Hope that helps.

A: Smack dab is a phrase , it means exactly or precisely

so here in this sentence

He set up his office precisely in the middle of the house

A: E.g look at my lit dab

A: Personally, never. It's a perfectly acceptable phrase though.

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A: He is touching him.
He is poking him.
He is nudging his forehead.

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A: I see. Thank you! :D