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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024stab /stæb/USA pronunciation v., stabbed, stab•bing, n. v. - to pierce with or as if with a pointed weapon:[~ + object]Romeo stabbed Tybalt and killed him.
- to thrust or plunge (a knife, etc.) into something:[~ + object]He stabbed the knife straight into the victim's chest.
- to make a jabbing motion on, at, or in (someone or something): [~ + at + object]Romeo stabbed at Mercutio with the knife.[~ + object]He stabbed the buttons and launched the rocket.
n. [countable] - the act of stabbing.
- a thrust made with or as if with a pointed weapon.
- an attempt;
try:to make a stab at an answer. - a sudden, brief, painful sensation:a stab of pity.
Idioms- Idioms, Slang Terms stab in the back:
- [~ + object + in the back] to betray (someone trusting):She stabbed him in the back by telling everyone about his private fears.
- [countable] an act of betrayal:Telling him all my secrets was a vicious stab in the back.
-stab-, root. - -stab- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "stand.'' This meaning is found in such words as: establish, instability, stabilize, stable, unstable.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024stab (stab),USA pronunciation v., stabbed, stab•bing, n.
v.t. - to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon:She stabbed a piece of chicken with her fork.
- to thrust, plunge, or jab (a knife, pointed weapon, or the like) into something:He stabbed the knife into the man's chest.
- to penetrate sharply or painfully:Their misery stabbed his conscience.
- to make a piercing, thrusting, or pointing motion at or in:He stabbed me in the chest with his finger. The speaker stabbed the air in anger.
v.i. - to thrust with or as if with a knife or other pointed weapon:to stab at an attacker.
- to deliver a wound, as with a pointed weapon.
- Slang Terms stab (someone) in the back, to do harm to (someone), esp. to a friend or to a person who is unsuspecting or in a defenseless position.
n. - the act of stabbing.
- a thrust or blow with, or as if with, a pointed weapon.
- an attempt;
try:Make a stab at an answer before giving up. - Pathologya wound made by stabbing.
- a sudden, brief, and usually painful, sensation:He felt a stab of pain in his foot. A stab of pity ran through her.
- Slang Terms stab in the back, an act of treachery.
- ?; (noun, nominal) late Middle English, akin to or derivative of the verb, verbal; compare Scots stob stub1
- (verb, verbal) Middle English (Scots) stabben 1325–75
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged spear, penetrate, pin, transfix.
stab., - stabilization.
- stabilizer.
- stable.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: stab /stæb/ vb (stabs, stabbing, stabbed)- (transitive) to pierce or injure with a sharp pointed instrument
- (transitive) (of a sharp pointed instrument) to pierce or wound
- when intr, often followed by at: to make a thrust (at); jab
- (transitive) to inflict with a sharp pain
- stab in the back ⇒ (verb) to do damage to the reputation of (a person, esp a friend) in a surreptitious way
- (noun) a treacherous action or remark that causes the downfall of or injury to a person
n - the act or an instance of stabbing
- an injury or rift made by stabbing
- a sudden sensation, esp an unpleasant one: a stab of pity
- informal an attempt (esp in the phrase make a stab at)
Etymology: 14th Century: from stabbe stab wound; probably related to Middle English stob stickˈstabber n |