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daub
[dawb]
verb (used with object)
to cover or coat with soft, adhesive matter, as plaster or mud.
to daub a canvas with paint; to daub stone walls with mud.
to spread (plaster, mud, etc.) on or over something.
to daub plaster on a brick wall.
to smear, soil, or defile.
to apply, as paint or colors, unskillfully.
verb (used without object)
to daub something.
to paint unskillfully.
noun
material, especially of an inferior kind, for daubing walls.
something daubed on.
an act of daubing.
a crude, inartistic painting.
daub
/ ɔː /
verb
(tr) to smear or spread (paint, mud, etc), esp carelessly
(tr) to cover or coat (with paint, plaster, etc) carelessly
to paint (a picture) clumsily or badly
noun
an unskilful or crude painting
something daubed on, esp as a wall covering See also wattle and daub
a smear (of paint, mud, etc)
the act of daubing
Other 51Թ Forms
- dauber noun
- daubingly adverb
- dauby adjective
- undaubed adjective
- ˈ岹ܲ noun
- ˈ岹ܲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of daub1
Example Sentences
On the front steps, insults daubed in spray paint were directed at both Mayor Karen Bass and President Trump.
The statue was also daubed with graffiti during Extinction Rebellion demonstrations in 2020, for which an 18-year-old protester was given a £200 fine and told to pay £1,200 in compensation.
Red paint was also daubed over buildings and walls at the resort.
Grafitti was sprayed on the clubhouse in red paint and the course was dug up and daubed with the words "Gaza is not for sale"
A number of social media videos have shown vehicles daubed with swastikas, covered with rubbish or used as skateboard ramps.
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