| Noun | 1. | daub - material used to daub wallsclay - a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired | |
| 2. | daub - a blemish made by dirt; "he had a smudge on his cheek"blemish, mar, defect - a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body); "a facial blemish" | |
| 3. | daub - an unskillful paintingpainting, picture - graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface; "a small painting by Picasso"; "he bought the painting as an investment"; "his pictures hang in the Louvre" | |
| Verb | 1. | daub - coat with plaster; "daub the wall"coat, surface - put a coat on; cover the surface of; furnish with a surface; "coat the cake with chocolate" daub - apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall" render-set - cover with two coats of plaster; "render-set the walls so they'll look nice and smooth" parget - apply ornamental plaster to roughcast - apply roughcast to; "roughcast a wall" mortar - plaster with mortar; "mortar the wall" | |
| 2. | daub - apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall"daub, smear - cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster" apply, put on - apply to a surface; "She applied paint to the back of the house"; "Put on make-up!" | |
| 3. | daub - cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it; "smear the wall with paint"; "daub the ceiling with plaster"blood - smear with blood, as in a hunting initiation rite, where the face of a person is smeared with the blood of the kill daub - apply to a surface; "daub paint onto the wall" cover - provide with a covering or cause to be covered; "cover her face with a handkerchief"; "cover the child with a blanket"; "cover the grave with flowers" | |