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- pronunciation:
- staeb
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- stab (someone) in the back, take a stab at
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
stabs, stabbing, stabbed |
| definition 1: |
to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed implement, esp. a knife.
- synonyms:
- cut, gash, knife, pierce, puncture, spear, stick
- similar words:
- bayonet, gore, gouge, impale, jab, lance, perforate, prick, slash, spike, strike, transfix
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| definition 2: |
to thrust (a pointed implement or the like) at or into someone or something.
- synonyms:
- poke, stick
- similar words:
- brandish, thrust
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| related words: |
assassinate, cut, penetrate, poke, wound |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to thrust with or as if with a pointed implement, esp. a knife.
- synonyms:
- poke, slash, thrust
- similar words:
- lunge, spear
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| related words: |
knife |
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| phrase: |
stab (someone) in the back |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act or an instance of stabbing.
- synonyms:
- stick
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| definition 2: |
a wound made by stabbing.
- synonyms:
- gash, gouge, slash
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| definition 3: |
a sudden sharp pain or pang.
a stab of conscience- synonyms:
- pang, prick
- similar words:
- twinge
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| related words: |
injury, kink, pain, wound |
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| phrase: |
take a stab at |
| derivation: |
stabber (n.) |
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