[General] dab/dip

[vil]

Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expressions in bold in the following sentences?

I took a spoonful if mustard to dab on the frankfurter.

Dab it on with a fine rag.

There was just а dab of butter on the bread.

dab = apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; daub

You have to give your face а dab with а wet sponge.

At last you have to give yourself а dab of powder.

She dabbed her eyes with а handkerchief.

Then she dabbed her lips with а lipstick.

The artist dabbed а brush against paper.

dab = a gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit;

He has just а dab of money.

a dab of money = a negligible amount of money

Becker was а dab at tennis.

dab = a person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field

A knife slipped through the outer part and inside the meat was tender and juicy. They all dipped up juice from their plates and put it on the mashed potatos.

dip = immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate

She dipped the blouse into the hot suds.

dip = dunk

He dipped the chowder into individual bowls.

dip = take out with a ladle, scoop

The first fourteen years, I dipped, I got grabbed eleven times.

dip = pickpocket

Many high state employee were tempted to dip in the gravy.

dip in the gravy = to misappropriate

The moon dipped behind the trees.

dip = sink

The road dips.

The sun dips below the horizon.

dip = slope down

We have to take a dip (in the sea).

Shall we have a dip before breakfast?

dip = immerse,

have a dip

They only keep going by dipping into capital saved from better years. (use savings from better years)

Thank you for your efforts.

Regards,

V.

 

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Dear teachers,

Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expressions in bold in the following sentences?
I dabbed my face with a towel.

I took a spoonful of mustard to dab on the frankfurter.

Dab it on with a fine rag.

There was just а dab of butter on the bread.

dab = apply (usually a liquid) to a surface; daub

You have to give your face а dab with а wet sponge.

At last you have to give yourself а dab of powder.

She dabbed her eyes with а handkerchief.

Then she dabbed her lips with а lipstick.

The artist dabbed а brush against paper.

dab = a gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a sudden blow or hit;

He has just а dab of money. I feel ‘a dab of money’ sounds odd. It can be ‘a dab of ointment’ or ‘a dab of paint’ which is applied on a surface with a light touch.
Can't you just put a dab of paint over that mark and cover it up?

a dab of money = a negligible amount of money= a small amount of a substance

Becker was а dab at tennis. Ok (very common in BrE)

dab = a person with a high degree of knowledge or skill in a particular field


Thank you for your efforts.

Regards,

V.

Except for the comment in red , the rest with the word 'dab' are fine. DAB can also refer to Digital Audio Broadcasting, which is a digital radio technology for broadcasting radio stations, used in several countries