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Phonetic: "/stæb/"

Part Of Speech: noun

Definition: An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.

Definition: A wound made by stabbing.

Definition: Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.

Definition: An attempt.

Definition: Criticism.

Definition: A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.

Example: a horn stab

Definition: A bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.

Phonetic: "/stæb/"

Part Of Speech: verb

Definition: To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.

Example: If you stab him in the heart he won't live long enough to retaliate.

Definition: To thrust in a stabbing motion.

Example: to stab a dagger into a person

Definition: To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).

Example: He stabbed at my face with the twig but luckily kept missing my eyes.

Definition: To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).

Example: The snow from the blizzard was stabbing at my face as I skied down the mountain.

Definition: To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.

Example: to stab a person's reputation

Definition: To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.

Definition: To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.