Stab Definition
stăb
stabbed, stabbing, stabs
verb
stabbed, stabbing, stabs
To pierce or wound with or as with a knife, etc.
Webster's New World
To thrust or plunge (a knife, etc.) into something.
Webster's New World
To feel like a knife stabbing.
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To make a thrust or piercing wound with or as with a knife.
Webster's New World
To go into in a sharp, thrusting way.
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noun
stabs
A wound made by piercing with a knife, dagger, or other pointed weapon.
Webster's New World
A thrust, as with a knife or dagger.
Webster's New World
A sudden sensation of anguish or pain.
Webster's New World
An attempt; a try.
Made a stab at the answer.
American Heritage
idiom
stab (someone) in the back
- To harm (someone) by treachery or betrayal of trust.
American Heritage
make a stab at
- to make an attempt at
Webster's New World
stab in the back
- to harm (a friend, partner, etc.) by treachery
- an act of betrayal
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Stab
- stab (someone) in the back
- make a stab at
- stab in the back
Origin of Stab
Middle English stabben
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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