Dab
Dab noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: a bear can knock a man down with a simple dab of his paw
Hit
Hit noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: the quarterback can't take too many more hits like that and escape permanent injury
Dab and hit are semantically related in strike topic. Sometimes you can use "Dab" instead the word "Hit" as a noun or a verb.
Nearby Word: hitting
How words are described
| huge | huge dab | huge hit |
Both words in one sentence
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Eye Scream: Peavey gets hit with a rather large shard from her broken weapon smack dab in the eye. Ouch.
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Villains Blend in Better: In The City of Gold, Ere has trouble adjusting to the life in the eponymous Alternate Universe, whereas Dab Gib has fit right in and hit the ground running.
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Hit and Dab. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dab/hit
Dab & Hit. N.p., 2016. Web. 16 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/dab/hit>.
Hit or Dab. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dab/hit.
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