dab vs touch

dab and touch both are nouns.

dab and touch both are verbs.

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

As nouns, touch is a hypernym of dab; that is, touch is a word with a broader meaning than dab:

dab: a light touch or stroke
touch: the act of putting two things together with no space between them

Other hypernyms of dab include touching.

dab (noun)	touch (noun)
a light touch or stroke	the act of putting two things together with no space between them
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 feel of mechanical action
a small quantity of something moist or liquid	a distinguishing style
	the faculty by which external objects or forces are perceived through contact with the body (especially the hands)
	the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
	deftness in handling matters
	the act of soliciting money (as a gift or loan)
	a suggestion of some quality
	a communicative interaction
	the event of something coming in contact with the body
	a slight but appreciable amount
	a slight attack of illness

dab (verb)	touch (verb)
to smoke marijuana using butane hash oil	have an effect upon
hit lightly	color lightly
apply (usually a liquid) to a surface	comprehend
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	make a more or less disguised reference to
	consume
	make physical contact with, come in contact with
	be in direct physical contact with; make contact
	tamper with
	cause to be in brief contact with
	affect emotionally
	perceive via the tactile sense
	deal with; usually used with a form of negation
	be relevant to
	to extend as far as
	be equal to in quality or ability

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