Dab and Pound

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

Pound and dab are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pound" instead the word "Dab" as a verb or a noun.

Pound

Pound noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.
Usage example: give the nail a final pound with the hammer

Dab and pound are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dab" instead the word "Pound" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: pounded, pounding, poundage, pounder

How words are described

little little dab little pound
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