dollop
Other forms: dollops
A dollop is a small, indefinite amount of something. You might ask for a dollop of sour cream on your taco.
English has many words for amounts of something that aren't exact. For example, a load is a lot of something, but a dollop is a little. If you're watching your weight, you may only want a dollop of dressing on your salad. Most people use a dollop of shampoo when washing their hair. You can't measure a dollop, but it should be a fairly small amount. If you use a whole bottle of ketchup, that's far more than a dollop.
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a small measure (usually of food)type of:small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantityan indefinite quantity that is below average size or magnitude
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Vocabulary lists containing dollop
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