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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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JAB definition: 1. to push or hit something forcefully and quickly, often with a thin or sharp object: 2. to use a…. Learn more.
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 almost jabbed me in the eye with your umbrella! He was jabbing a finger at (= toward) them and shouting angrily. [ T ] UK informal.
jab. If you jab one thing into another, you push it there with a quick, sudden movement and with a lot of force. He saw her jab her thumb on a red button–a panic button. [VERB noun preposition] Stern jabbed at me with his glasses. [VERB + at] Nick jabbed his finger at the clothes on the bed.
jab - a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
JAB definition: 1. to push something quickly and hard into or towards another thing: 2. a quick, hard push into or…. Learn more.
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.
