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- Dictionaryjab/dʒab/
verb
- 1. poke roughly or quickly, especially with something sharp or pointed: "she jabbed him in his ribs" Similar
- 2. inject (someone) with a vaccine; vaccinate: British "the task involves complex logistics before Brits can roll up their sleeves and get jabbed" Similar
noun
- 1. a quick, sharp blow, especially with the fist: "a jab in the stomach" Similar
- 2. a hypodermic injection, especially a vaccination: British "the first people to be vaccinated were given the jab yesterday" Similar
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to push or hit something forcefully and quickly, often with a thin or sharp object: The doctor jabbed the needle into the dog's leg. Watch out! You nearly jabbed me in the eye with your umbrella! He was jabbing a finger at (= towards) them and shouting angrily. [ T ] UK informal.
The meaning of JAB is to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object. How to use jab in a sentence.
Jab definition: to poke, or thrust abruptly or sharply, as with the end or point of a stick or with the finger or elbow.. See examples of JAB used in a sentence.
to push or hit something forcefully and quickly, often with a thin or sharp object: The doctor jabbed the needle into the dog's leg. Watch out! You almost jabbed me in the eye with your umbrella! He was jabbing a finger at (= toward) them and shouting angrily. [ T ] UK informal.
When you jab someone, you poke that person. No one on the school bus wants to sit next to the kid who tends to jab people in their ribs with his sharp elbows.
A jab is an injection of something into your blood to prevent illness. [British, informal] ...painful anti malaria jabs. Synonyms: injection, vaccine, vaccination, inoculation More Synonyms of jab. 4. countable noun. You can refer to a sudden and unpleasant critical remark as a jab. [informal]
JAB definition: 1. to push something quickly and hard into or towards another thing: 2. a quick, hard push into or…. Learn more.
