Daub definition

Daub

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WordNet

(1) An unskillful painting

(2) A blemish made by dirt

"He had a smudge on his cheek"

(3) Material used to daub walls

(4) Cover (a surface) by smearing (a substance) over it

"Smear the wall with paint"

"Daub the ceiling with plaster"

(5) Apply to a surface

"Daub paint onto the wall"

(6) Coat with plaster

"Daub the wall"

WiktionaryText

To apply something to a surface in hasty or crude strokes.

The artist just seemed to daub on paint at random and suddenly there was a painting.