bedaub

verb [T]

/bɪˈdɔːb/

/-ˈdɑːb/ formal

Definition

› to cover something very roughly with something sticky or dirty: The child's face was bedaubed with chocolate.Spreading and scattering

(Definition of bedaub verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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all over the place idiom
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