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   Jab

   /jab/

   

   verb

   • 1. poke (someone or something) roughly or quickly, especially with something sharp or pointed: "she jabbed him in his ribs" Similar pokeproddignudgetapbuttramelbowshovepunchjoltprickthruststabpushplungestickinsertdrivelunge
   • ▪ poke someone or something roughly or quickly with (a sharp or pointed object or a part of the body): "she jabbed the fork into the earth"
   • 2. inject (someone) with a vaccine; vaccinate: British "the task involves complex logistics before Brits can roll up their sleeves and get jabbed" Similar vaccinateinoculateimmunizeinjectgive someone a shotprotectshieldsafeguardBritish:give someone a jab

   noun

   • 1. a quick, sharp blow, especially with the fist: "fast jabs to the face" Similar pokeproddignudgetapbuttelbowshovepunchjoltprickthruststabpushplungedrivelunge
   • ▪ a sharp, painful sensation or feeling: "a jab of envy"
   • 2. a hypodermic injection, especially a vaccination: British "the first people to be vaccinated were given the jab yesterday" Similar vaccinationvaccineinoculationimmunizationshotinjectionbooster

   Word Origin early 19th century (originally Scots): variant of job2.

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • J

     8

   • A

     1

   • B

     3

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