stab
1. a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
- one strong stab to the heart killed him
• Syn:
thrust, knife thrust
• Derivationally related forms:
thrust (for: thrust)
• Hypernyms:
blow
• Hyponyms:
lunge, straight thrust, passado, remise
2. a sudden sharp feeling
- pangs of regret
- she felt a stab of excitement
- twinges of conscience
• Syn:
pang, twinge
• Hypernyms:
feeling
• Hyponyms:
guilt pang
3. informal words for any attempt or effort
- he gave it his best shot
- he took a stab at forecasting
• Syn:
shot
• Hypernyms:
attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
1. use a knife on (Freq. 1)
- The victim was knifed to death
• Syn:
knife
• Derivationally related forms:
stabber, knife (for: knife)
• Hypernyms:
injure, wound
• Hyponyms:
poniard, bayonet
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- They want to stab the prisoners
2. poke or thrust abruptly
- he jabbed his finger into her ribs
• Syn:
jab, prod, poke, dig
• Derivationally related forms:
dig (for: dig), poke (for: poke), poking (for: poke), prod (for: prod), jab (for: jab), jabbing (for: jab)
• Hypernyms:
thrust
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody PP
- Somebody ----s something PP
3. stab or pierce
- he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife
• Syn:
jab
• Derivationally related forms:
stabber
• Hypernyms:
thrust
• Hyponyms:
goad, prick
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
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