dab vs tap

dab and tap both are nouns.

dab and tap both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dab	Yes	No	Yes	No
tap	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, dab and tap are synonyms defined as:

dab and tap: a light touch or stroke

Other synonyms of dab include pat.

dab (noun)	tap (noun)
a light touch or stroke	a light touch or stroke
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	the act of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to get information
a small quantity of something moist or liquid	a faucet for drawing water from a pipe or cask
	a plug for a bunghole in a cask
	a tool for cutting female (internal) screw threads
	a small metal plate that attaches to the toe or heel of a shoe (as in tap dancing)
	the sound made by a gentle blow
	a gentle blow

dab (verb)	tap (verb)
to smoke marijuana using butane hash oil	make a solicitation or entreaty for something; request urgently or persistently
hit lightly	draw from; make good use of
apply (usually a liquid) to a surface	strike lightly
to perform 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	cut a female screw thread with a tap
	pierce in order to draw a liquid from
	walk with a tapping sound
	dance and make rhythmic clicking sounds by means of metal plates nailed to the sole of the dance shoes
	draw (liquor) from a tap
	tap a telephone or telegraph wire to get information
	make light, repeated taps on a surface
	draw from or dip into to get something
	furnish with a tap or spout, so as to be able to draw liquid from it

Difference between dab and tap

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