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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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STAB definition: 1. to injure someone with a sharp pointed object such as a knife: 2. to make a short, forceful…. Learn more.
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.
Definition of stab verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
If you stab something or stab at it, you push at it with your finger or with something pointed that you are holding.
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.
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.
stab. noun [ C ] uk / stæb / us. 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.
stab. noun [ C ] uk / stæb / us. 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.
Stab definition: To pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon.
