1. Use a knife on
   - knife 
2. Stab or pierce
   - jab 
3. Poke or thrust abruptly
   - jab, prod, poke, dig

1. A sudden sharp feeling
   "she felt a stab of excitement"
   - pang, twinge 
2. A strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
   "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
   - thrust, knife thrust 
3. Informal words for any attempt or effort
   "he took a stab at forecasting"
   - shot

Derived forms: stabbed, stabs, stabbing

See also: stabber

Type of: attempt, blow, effort, endeavor [US], endeavour [Brit, Cdn], feeling, injure, thrust, try, wound

Encyclopedia: Stab

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