daub

«daub» in Mova's school dictionary: to smear something thick and sticky, such as paint, mud… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (daub, daubs, daubed, daubing); noun (a daub)

meaning for a pupil

1) To daub is to smear something thick and sticky, such as paint, mud or clay, over a surface, often roughly. tree →

2) A daub is a rough, messy smear of paint or clay. tree →

sense in the lessons

in the tales, something is smeared roughly with blood, mud or clay; in art a «daub» is a painting done carelessly

examples

• The children daubed paint all over the paper. tree →
• The walls were daubed with mud. tree →
• The cradle was overturned and daubed with blood. tree →
• Her picture was just a brown daub. tree →
• Mix the clay and daub it on the wall. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «daub» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.