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verb
- 1. thrust a knife or other pointed weapon into (someone) so as to wound or kill: "he stabbed her in the stomach" Similar
noun
- 1. a thrust with a knife or other pointed weapon: "multiple stab wounds" Similar
- 2. an attempt to do (something): informal "Meredith made a feeble stab at joining in" Similar
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to injure someone with a sharp pointed object such as a knife: She was stabbed several times in the chest. He was jailed for 15 years for stabbing his wife to death. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to hurt someone physically. hurt I hurt my arm climbing over the fence.
The meaning of STAB is a wound produced by a pointed object or weapon. How to use stab in a sentence.
Stab definition: to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon. See examples of STAB used in a sentence.
If you stab something or stab at it, you push at it with your finger or with something pointed that you are holding.
n. 1. A thrust with a pointed weapon or instrument. 2. A wound inflicted with or as if with a pointed weapon. 3. A sudden piercing pain. 4. An attempt; a try: made a stab at the answer. Idiom: stab (someone) in the back. To harm (someone) by treachery or betrayal of trust. [Middle English stabben .] stab′ber n.
To stab is to thrust or jab something sharp, the way you stab your sandwich with a toothpick or the way Brutus (and others) stab Julius Caesar in Shakespeare's play. You can stab at the soil in your garden with a trowel or stab the steak on your plate with a fork.
to do or say something that harms somebody who trusts you synonym betray. See stab in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: stab. Definition of stab verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
the act of pushing a knife into someone: He had a deep stab wound in his neck. a stab of guilt/jealousy/regret, etc. a sudden, unpleasant emotion: She felt a stab of guilt. have a stab at sth/doing sth informal. to try to do something, or to try an activity that you have not done before: She had a stab at solving the problem.
verb. stabbed, stabbing, stabs. To pierce or wound with or as with a knife, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To thrust or plunge (a knife, etc.) into something. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To feel like a knife stabbing. Webster's New World. To make a thrust or piercing wound with or as with a knife. Webster's New World.
Definitions of 'stab' 1. If someone stabs you, they push a knife or sharp object into your body. [...] 2. If you stab something or stab at it, you push at it with your finger or with something pointed that you are holding. [...] 3. If you have a stab at something, you try to do it. [informal] [...] More. Conjugations of 'stab'
