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stab
1[ stab ]
verb (used with object)
- to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon:
She stabbed a piece of chicken with her fork.
Synonyms: , , ,
- to thrust, plunge, or jab (a knife, pointed weapon, or the like) into something:
He stabbed the knife into the man's chest.
- to penetrate sharply or painfully:
Their misery stabbed his conscience.
- to make a piercing, thrusting, or pointing motion at or in:
He stabbed me in the chest with his finger.
The speaker stabbed the air in anger.
verb (used without object)
- to thrust with or as if with a knife or other pointed weapon:
to stab at an attacker.
- to deliver a wound, as with a pointed weapon.
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stab
/ ²õ³Ùæ²ú /
verb
- tr to pierce or injure with a sharp pointed instrument
- tr (of a sharp pointed instrument) to pierce or wound
the knife stabbed her hand
- whenintr, often foll by at to make a thrust (at); jab
he stabbed at the doorway
- tr to inflict with a sharp pain
- stab in the back
- verb to do damage to the reputation of (a person, esp a friend) in a surreptitious way
- noun a treacherous action or remark that causes the downfall of or injury to a person
noun
- the act or an instance of stabbing
- an injury or rift made by stabbing
- a sudden sensation, esp an unpleasant one
a stab of pity
- informal.an attempt (esp in the phrase make a stab at )
Derived Forms
- ˈ²õ³Ù²¹²ú²ú±ð°ù, noun
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- °ù±ð·²õ³Ù²¹²ú verb restabbed restabbing
- ³Ü²Ô·²õ³Ù²¹²ú²ú±ð»å adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of stab1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of stab1
Idioms and Phrases
- a stab in the back, an act of treachery.
- stab (someone) in the back, to do harm to (someone), especially to a friend or to a person who is unsuspecting or in a defenseless position.
More idioms and phrases containing stab
In addition to the idiom beginning with stab , also see make a stab at .Example Sentences
Police were called to Ramsden Street in the town centre on Thursday and the boy was taken to hospital where he later died from a single stab wound to his neck.
Also in March, inmate Jake Kennedy, 32, died from multiple stab wounds at a Sacramento prison.
Gwent Police said it was not aware of stab vests being worn or stashed but would welcome hearing more about young people's experiences, while the Welsh government said it took school safety "extremely seriously".
One man, who did not want to be named, said he saw the teenager being stabbed and went to try and help.
She had 10 stab wounds after being attacked with a sword during a camping trip with friends.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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