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- DictionaryStab/stab/
verb
- 1. (of a person) thrust a knife or other pointed weapon into (someone) so as to wound or kill: "he stabbed him in the stomach"
noun
- 1. a thrust with a knife or other pointed weapon: "multiple stab wounds"
- 2. an attempt to do (something): informal "Meredith made a feeble stab at joining in"
1. A thrust with a pointed weapon or instrument. 2. A wound inflicted with or as if with a pointed weapon. 3. A sudden piercing pain. 4. An attempt; a try: made a stab at the answer. Idiom: stab (someone) in the back. To harm (someone) by treachery or betrayal of trust. [Middle English stabben .] stab′ber n.
IPA guide. To stab is to thrust or jab something sharp, the way you stab your sandwich with a toothpick or the way Brutus (and others) stab Julius Caesar in Shakespeare's play. You can stab at the soil in your garden with a trowel or stab the steak on your plate with a fork.
stab somebody in the back. to do or say something that harms somebody who trusts you synonym betray. Definition of stab verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
the act of pushing a knife into someone: He had a deep stab wound in his neck. a stab of guilt/jealousy/regret, etc. a sudden, unpleasant emotion: She felt a stab of guilt. have a stab at sth/doing sth informal. to try to do something, or to try an activity that you have not done before: She had a stab at solving the problem.
verb. /stæb/ Verb Forms jump to other results. [transitive] stab somebody to push a sharp pointed object, especially a knife, into someone, killing or injuring them He was stabbed to death in a racist attack. She stabbed him in the arm with a screwdriver. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
a sudden, unpleasant emotion: She felt a stab of guilt. have a stab at sth/doing sth informal. to try to do something, or to try an activity that you have not done before: She had a stab at solving the problem. (Definition of stab from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Translations of stab. in Chinese (Traditional)
6 days ago · 1. verb. If someone stabs you, they push a knife or sharp object into your body. Somebody stabbed him in the stomach. [VERB noun] Dean tried to stab him with a screwdriver. [VERB noun] Stephen was stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack nearly five months ago. [VERB + to] Synonyms: pierce, cut, gore, run through More Synonyms of stab. 2. verb.
