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1. (v.t.) stab
to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon.
2. stab
to thrust or plunge (a knife, pointed weapon, etc.) into something.
3. stab
to make a jabbing or thrusting motion at or in.
4. (v.i.) stab
to thrust with or as if with a knife or other pointed weapon.
5. stab
to deliver a wound, as with a pointed weapon.
6. (n.) stab
the act of stabbing.
7. stab
a thrust or blow with or as if with a pointed weapon.
8. stab
an attempt; try:
to make a stab at an answer.
9. stab
a wound made by stabbing.
10. stab
a sudden, brief, and usu. painful sensation:
a stab of pain; a stab of pity.
11. stab
to betray (someone trusting).
12. stab
an act of betraying; treachery.
Etymology: (1325–75; (v.) ME (Scots) stabben, of uncert. orig.)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pang, stab, twinge
a sudden sharp feeling
"pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"
2. (noun) stab, thrust, knife thrust
a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
"one strong stab to the heart killed him"
3. (verb) shot, stab
informal words for any attempt or effort
"he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"
4. (verb) knife, stab
use a knife on
"The victim was knifed to death"
5. (verb) stab, jab
stab or pierce
"he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"
6. (verb) jab, prod, stab, poke, dig
poke or thrust abruptly
"he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
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1. (verb) stab
to push sth sharp into sth or sb
He stabbed her with a knife.
2. (noun) stab
an act of stabbing
a quick stab with a knife
3. stab
take/have a stab at
to try to do sth
I'll take a stab at the crossword puzzle.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) stab
the thrust of a pointed weapon
2. (noun) stab
a wound with a sharp-pointed weapon; as, to fall by the stab an assassin
3. (noun) stab
fig.: An injury inflicted covertly or suddenly; as, a stab given to character
4. (verb) stab
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
5. (verb) stab
fig.: To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander; as, to stab a person's reputation
6. (verb) stab
to give a wound with a pointed weapon; to pierce; to thrust with a pointed weapon
7. (verb) stab
to wound or pain, as if with a pointed weapon
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Sense: to wound or pierce with a pointed instrument or weapon
He stabbed him (through the heart / in the chest) with a dagger.
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 Afrikaans: steek |
 Arabic: يَطْعَن |
 Bulgarian: пробождам |
 Brazilian: apunhalar |
 Czech: (pro)bodnout |
 German: stechen |
 Danish: stikke |
 Greek: μαχαιρώνω, καρφώνω |
 Estonian: torkama, pussitama |
 Farsi: چاقو زدن |
 Finnish: pistää |
 French: poignarder |
 Hebrew: לִדקוֹר |
 Hindi: भोंकना |
 Croatian: ubosti, probosti |
 Hungarian: (át)szúr |
 Indonesian: menikam |
 Icelandic: stinga |
 Italian: pugnalare |
 Japanese: 突き刺す |
 Korean: 찌르다 |
 Lithuanian: (nu)durti |
 Latvian: []durt (ar dunci, nazi u. |
 Malay: tikam |
 Dutch: steken |
 Norwegian: dolke, stikke |
 Polish: pchać, dźgać |
 Portuguese: apunhalar |
 Romanian: aînjunghia |
 Russian: пырнуть |
 Slovak: (pre)bodnúť |
 Slovenian: zabosti |
 Serbian: ubosti |
 Swedish: sticka ner, knivhugga |
 Thai: แทง |
 Turkish: bıçaklamak |
 Taiwanese: (以尖物或武器)刺傷 |
 Ukrainian: встромляти; заколоти |
 Urdu: کوءی نوکیلا ہتھیار گھونپن |
 Vietnamese: đâm ai bằng dao găm |
 Chinese: （以尖物或武器）刺伤 |
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