Stab

Quick meaning: Stab is a noun meaning An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.

Meaning

An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.

More Meanings

1. A wound made by stabbing.
2. Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
3. (informal) An attempt.
4. Criticism.
5. (music) A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.
6. A bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.
7. (transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.

Example Sentences

I'll give this thankless task a stab.

If you stab him in the heart he won't live long enough to retaliate.

A knife was flashing in his hand, and just as he was about to take a stab at me, the smith grabbed his arm from behind.

“I bet you two have really big plans. And might I say, that is just fab,” he said of Lynn's dress. “I'm glad someone noticed,” she replied, seeming to take a stab at me.

Word Forms

• stabs
• stabbing
• stabbed

Synonyms for stab

Depending on context, synonyms include chef, chib, ching, chive, enthrill, foin.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include jab, prod, poke, knife, thrust, dig.

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