stab

Nouns

  • (n) a sudden sharp feeling
    • pangs of regret
    • she felt a stab of excitement
    • twinges of conscience
    pang, twinge,
  • (n) a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
    • one strong stab to the heart killed him
    knife thrust, thrust,
  • (n) informal words for any attempt or effort
    • he gave it his best shot
    • he took a stab at forecasting
    shot,

Verbs

  • (v) use a knife on
    • The victim was knifed to death
    knife,
  • (v) stab or pierce
    • he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife
    jab,
  • (v) poke or thrust abruptly
    • he jabbed his finger into her ribs
    jab, poke, prod, dig,

Synonyms

pang twinge knife knife thrust thrust jab shot poke prod dig

Words of close approximity

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