stab
Pronunciation
[change]Noun
[change]- (countable) A stab is an act of thrusting or poking with an object to cause harm to someone.
- He made a stab at me; he tried to kill me.
Verb
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- (transitive) To stab someone is to harm them by poking or piercing.
- He stabbed the man in the back with a knife.