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
Lash
Lash noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: suddenly felt the lash of her drunken husband's hand on her cheek
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Lash and Dab. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/dab/lash
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Lash or Dab. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/dab/lash.
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