Difference between Dab and Tap

Dab

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: With a dab, or sudden contact.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To press lightly in a repetitive motion with a soft object without rubbing. to apply a substance in this way.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A soft tap or blow; a blow or peck from a bird's beak; an aimed blow; dial. a box, a slap. A small amount, a blob of some soft or wet substance. (mostly plural) fingerprint One skilful or proficient, an expert, an adept. A small flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, especially Limanda limanda； flounder.

Tap

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To furnish with taps.To draw off liquid from a vesselTo place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection.To intercept a communication without authority.To cut an internal screw thread.To have sexual intercourse with.To strike lightly.To touch one's finger, foot, or other body parts on a surface (usually) repeatedly.To make a sharp noise.To designate for some duty or for membership, as in 'a tap on the shoulder'.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A tapering cylindrical pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; a spigot.A device used to dispense liquids.A device used to cut an internal screw thread. (External screw threads are cut with a die.)A connection made to an electrical or fluid conductor without breaking it.Device used to listen in secretly on telephone calls.A repeated touching of one's hands, foot or other body part.

Example sentence: When you talk about black entrepreneurship, you're talking about addressing the foundation of what's going on with our people when we don't have any financial power. Our basic needs aren't being met in a lot of cases, so there's no way we're going to be able to tap into our potential until we address those bottom-level base needs.