Jab

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To poke or thrust abruptly: jabbed a knife into the log.
  • v. To stab or pierce: jabbed the steak with a fork.
  • v. To punch (someone) with short blows.
  • verb-intransitive. To make an abrupt poking or thrusting motion: jabbed at the pickles with his fork.
  • verb-intransitive. To deliver a quick punch.
  • n. A quick stab or blow.
  • n. Sports A short straight punch in boxing.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A quick stab or blow
  • n. A short straight punch.
  • n. A medical injection.
  • n. A verbal annoyance.
  • v. To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
  • v. To deliver a quick punch.
  • v. To give someone an injection
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To thrust; to stab; to punch. See job, v. t.
  • n. A thrust or stab.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To strike with the end or point of something; thrust the end of something against or into; poke.
  • To strike with the end or point of; thrust: as, to jab a stick against a person; to jab a cane into or through a picture.
  • n. A stroke with the point or end of something; a thrust.
  • n. Nautical, a net used in catching the fry of fish.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. poke or thrust abruptly
  • n. a quick short straight punch
  • n. the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
  • v. stab or pierce
  • v. strike or punch with quick and short blows
  • n. a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
  • Verb Form
    jabbed    jabbing    jabs   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    thrust    punch    poke    slug    clout    Biff    lick    touch    touching    strike   
    Variant
    jabbed    jabbing    job   
    Form
    jabby   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    thrust    stab   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ab    Bab    Crab    Crabbe    Fab    Lab    Mab    Rabb    ab    cab   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    stab    shove    poke    slash    punch    swipe    jolt    tug    slap    kick