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Noun daub has 3 senses

daub - material used to daub walls
--₁ is a kind of clay

Derived forms: verb daub₂, verb daub₃, verb daub₁
smudge, spot, blot, daub, smear, smirch, slur - a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"
--₂ is a kind of blemish, defect, mar
--₂ has particulars:
blotch, splodge, splotch; fingermark, fingerprint; inkblot
daub - an unskillful painting
--₃ is a kind of painting, picture

Verb daub has 3 senses

plaster, daub - coat with plaster; "daub the wall"
--₁ is one way to coat, surface

Derived forms: noun daub₁, noun daubing₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
daub - apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall"
--₂ is one way to put on, apply

Derived form: noun daub₁
Sample sentences:
They daub the bread with melted butter
They daub butter on the bread
daub, smear - cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"
--₃ is one way to cover

Derived forms: noun daub₁, noun dauber₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP