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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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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.
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.
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.
noun. a poke with the end or point of something; a sharp, quick thrust. a short, quick punch. Informal. a hypodermic injection, especially of a vaccine: Have you gotten your flu jab yet? Informal. an abrupt insult or critical remark: That guy has no problem responding with a sarcastic jab.
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. [transitive, intransitive] to push a pointed object into somebody/something, or in the direction of somebody/something, with a sudden strong movement synonym prod. jab somebody/something (in something) (with something) She jabbed him in the ribs with her finger.
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.
