stab

Pronunciation

• enPR: stăb
• IPA ^(key): /stæb/
• SAMPA: /st{b/

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Noun

Singular stab

Plural stabs

1. (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

Plain form stab

Third-person singular stabs

Past tense stabbed

Past participle stabbed

Present participle stabbing

1. (transitive) To stab someone is to harm them by poking or piercing.

   He stabbed the man in the back with a knife.