Definitions for STAB
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pang, stab, twingenoun

   a sudden sharp feeling

   "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"

2. stab, thrust, knife thrustnoun

   a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument

   "one strong stab to the heart killed him"

3. shot, stabverb

   informal words for any attempt or effort

   "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"

4. knife, stabverb

   use a knife on

   "The victim was knifed to death"

5. stab, jabverb

   stab or pierce

   "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"

6. jab, prod, stab, poke, digverb

   poke or thrust abruptly

   "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stabnoun

   An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.

2. stabnoun

   A wound made by stabbing.

3. stabnoun

   Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.

4. stabnoun

   An attempt.

   I'll give this thankless task a stab.

5. stabnoun

   Criticism.

6. stabverb

   To pierce or to wound with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.

7. stabverb

   To aim a blow with a weapon or a finger (at someone or something).

8. stabverb

   To aim a blow with a weapon or a finger.

9. stabverb

   To cause a sharp, painful sensation.

10. Etymology: From late. Origin uncertain

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stabnoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. A stab or wound with a sharp pointed weapon.

   The elements
   Of whom your swords are temper’d, may as well
   Wound the loud winds, or with bemockt at stabs
   Kill the still closing waters. William Shakespeare.

   Cleander,
   Unworthy was thy fate, thou first of warriours,
   To fall beneath a base assassin’s stab. Nicholas Rowe.

   2. A dark injury; a sly mischief.3. A stroke; a blow.

   He had a suitable scripture ready to repell them all; every pertinent text urged home being a direct stab to a temptation. Robert South, Sermons.

2. To STABverb

   Etymology: staven, old Dutch.

   1. To pierce with a pointed weapon.

   Be’t lawful, that I invocate thy ghost,
   To hear the lamentations of poor Anne,
   Wife to thy Edward, to thy slaughter’d son;
   Stabb’d by the self same hand that made these wounds. William Shakespeare.

   Thou hid’st a thousand daggers in thy thoughts,
   Which thou hast whetted on thy stony heart,
   To stab at my frail life. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   None shall dare
   With shorten’d sword to stab in closer war;
   But in fair combat fight. John Dryden, Knights Tale.

   Killing a man with a sword or a hatchet, are looked on as no distinct species of action; but if the point of the sword first enter the body, it passes for a distinct species where it has a distinct name; as in England, where it is called stabbing. John Locke.

   Porcius, think, thou seest thy dying brother
   Stabb’d at his heart, and all besmear’d with blood,
   Storming at thee! Joseph Addison, Cato.

   2. To wound mortally or mischievously.

   He speaks poinards, and every word stabs. William Shakespeare.

   What tears will then be shed!
   Then, to compleat her woes, will I espouse
   Hermione: —— ’twill stab her to the heart! Ambrose Philips.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stab

   1) In a literal sense, "stab" means to thrust a knife or other pointed weapon into someone or something, causing injury or damage. 2) In a metaphorical or figurative sense, "stab" can mean to hurt, betray, or criticize someone, often in a sudden, unexpected, or underhanded way. 3) In certain contexts, "stab" can also mean an attempt or effort, often used in phrases like "a stab in the dark," meaning a guess or assumption made without certainty or knowledge. 4) In mathematics or programming, "stab" can refer to stab operation or point stab query, which is a common operation in computational geometry. 5) In the film industry, "Stab" is a fictional movie series within the Scream franchise. Note: The meaning would depend on the context in which the word is used.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stabverb

   to pierce with a pointed weapon; to wound or kill by the thrust of a pointed instrument; as, to stab a man with a dagger; also, to thrust; as, to stab a dagger into a person

2. Stabverb

   fig.: To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander; as, to stab a person's reputation

3. Stabverb

   to give a wound with a pointed weapon; to pierce; to thrust with a pointed weapon

4. Stabverb

   to wound or pain, as if with a pointed weapon

5. Stabnoun

   the thrust of a pointed weapon

6. Stabnoun

   a wound with a sharp-pointed weapon; as, to fall by the stab an assassin

7. Stabnoun

   fig.: An injury inflicted covertly or suddenly; as, a stab given to character

8. Etymology: [Cf. OD. staven to fix, fasten, fr. stave, staff, a staff, rod; akin to G. stab a staff, stick, E. staff; also Gael. stob to stab, as n., a stake, a stub. Cf. Staff.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stab

   The stab is a breakdance technique necessary to perform many downrock and power moves. It is not a distinct move, but is incorporated into many breakdance moves including the turtle, cricket, jackhammer, crab-walk, hand glide, some versions of the windmill, and many other floats and freezes. It allows the breakdancer's entire weight to be supported by bony structures while expending minimal muscular energy to maintain balance. The stab is accomplished by placing the olecranon process of the elbow firmly against the bones or tensed muscles of the abdomen, side, or back. Perhaps the most basic stab places the elbow against the anterior superior iliac spine. Meanwhile, the hand is placed against the ground. The radius and ulna are held perpendicular to the ground with the weight of the body on either side of the point of contact kept in perfect balance. Assuming this balance is maintained, the rest of the body can then be suspended above the ground in any desired position.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Stab

   stab, v.t. to wound with a pointed weapon: to wound: to injure secretly, or by slander: to roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster: to pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.—v.i. to give a stab or a mortal wound:—pr.p. stab′bing; pa.t. and pa.p. stabbed.—n. a wound with a pointed weapon: an injury given secretly.—n. Stab′ber, one who stabs.—adv. Stab′bingly. [Gael. stob, a stake.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. stab

   To pierce with a pointed weapon; as, to be stabbed by a bayonet, dagger, etc.

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1. STAB

   What does STAB stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the STAB acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Matched Categories

1. • Feeling
   • Injure
   • Thrust

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'STAB' in Verbs Frequency: #1078

Anagrams for STAB »

1. ATBs

2. bast

3. bats

4. tabs

How to pronounce STAB?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of STAB in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of STAB in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of STAB in a Sentence

1. Vladimir Putin:

   This was a stab in the back, on interstate level, I do not see the prospect for improving relations.

2. Peter Madsen:

   There is nothing sexual in the fact that the stab holes were in her vagina. I understand why you might think there was, but there was nothing sexual in it for me.

3. Bonnie Dumanis:

   They decided they were going to either burn a frat house or they were going to stab some people.

4. Maurice Peoples:

   He had a beautiful smile, a heart of a lion, i don't understand that hate we have in this world nowadays... the hate some people can have in their heart... to want to stab somebody and shoot them because of the color of the skin.

5. Chanelle Helm:

   Just stab the m ----- f ----- in the heart.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=STAB
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Stab
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=STAB
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/STAB
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=STAB
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=STAB
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html