verb · irregular · transitive · rare

dab up

dab up · dabs up · dabbed up · dabbing up

To clean by dabbing; to soak up a fluid by dabbingTo clean (usually a liquid spill) by dabbing; to soak up a fluid by dabbing (To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing).

Meaning

1 senses

To clean (usually a liquid spill) by dabbing; to soak up a fluid by dabbing (To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing).

Forms

dabs up, dabbing up, dabbed up, dabbed up

Base form	dab up · to dab up
3rd person singular	dabs up
Present participle	dabbing up
Past simple	dabbed up
Past participle	dabbed up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	dab up
he, she, it	dabs up

Past simpleLesson

all persons

dabbed up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have dabbed up
he, she, it	has dabbed up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will dab up

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb