stab in English dictionary

  • stab

    Meanings and definitions of "stab"

    • An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
    • A wound made by stabbing.
    • Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
    • (informal) An attempt.
    • Criticism.
    • (transitive) To pierce or to wound with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
    • (transitive) To aim a blow with a weapon or a finger ( at someone or something).
    • (intransitive) To aim a blow with a weapon or a finger.
    • (intransitive) To cause a sharp, painful sensation.
    • noun
      An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
    • noun
      A wound made by stabbing.
    • noun
      Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
    • noun
      (informal)
      An attempt.
    • noun
      Criticism.
    • noun
      (music)
      A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.
    • noun
      A bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To thrust in a stabbing motion.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).
    • verb
      (transitive, figuratively)
      To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.
    • To pierce or to wound with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
    • act of stabbing
    • wound made by stabbing
    • pain inflicted on a person's feelings
    • attempt
    • criticism
    • To pierce or wound with pointed tool or weapon
    • To aim a blow with a weapon or a finger (at someone or something)
    • To aim a blow with a weapon or a finger
    • To cause a sharp painful sensation
    • run (a sword) through
    • pole (a boat)
    • A strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument.
    • To poke or thrust abruptly.
    • noun
      a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
    • noun
      a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"
    • noun
      informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"
    • verb
      poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
    • verb
      stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"
    • verb
      use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death"

    Synonyms of "stab" in English dictionary

    pang, injure, attempt are the top synonyms of "stab" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of stab

    • lp  liczba pojedyncza stab; lm  liczba mnoga stabs stab, stabbed, stabbed, stabs, stabbing stab, stabbed, stabbed, stabs, stabbing (oneself)
    • stab ( third-person singular simple present stabs, present participle stabbing, simple past and past participle stabbed)
    • stab ( plural  stabs)
    • stab (plural stabs)
    • stab (third-person singular simple present stabs, present participle stabbing, simple past and past participle stabbed)
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