[{"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to pat or tap gently, as with something soft or moist:The child dabbed his eyes with the handkerchief.", "to apply (a substance) by light strokes:He dabbed the ointment on the rash.", "to strike, especially lightly, as with the hand.", "to consume (cannabis) by inhaling the vapor of heated cannabis extract oil.", "Masonry.to dress (stonework) with a pointed tool.", "Western U.S.to throw (a rope or line) in an effort to lasso or catch something:Joe dabbed his rope on the steer."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used without object)", "List Items": ["to strike lightly; make a dab; pat :She dabbed at the stain on her dress.", "to consume cannabis by inhaling the vapor of heated cannabis extract oil.She dabs for a more intense high."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["a quick or light blow; a pat, as with the hand or something soft.", "a small moist lump or mass:a dab of butter.Synonyms: smidgen , dollop , bit , pat", "a small quantity:a dab of powder.", "a dose of cannabis extract oil.", "a dance move that involves posing with one’s nose in the crook of a bent elbow at chest level while extending the other arm to the side at or above shoulder level, often performed as a celebratory posture in sports or other competitions."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["any of several flatfishes of the genus Limanda, especially the European flatfish, L. limanda."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["Also calleddab hand. a person skilled in something; an expert.", "an excellent or extraordinary person or thing."]}, {"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["expert ; excellent ; extraordinary ."]}, {"Bold_text": null, "List Items": ["Dictionary of American Biography."]}]