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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.
If you stab something or stab at it, you push at it with your finger or with something pointed that you are holding.
4 days ago · 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.
Definition of stab verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
