vverb.contactuse a knife onSynset:knife stab
Examples:- The victim was knifed to death
Derivationally Related Form:stabberstabknife
Hypernyms:injure wound
Inherited Hypernyms:knifeinjurehurtindisposechange
Direct Hyponyms:bayonetponiard
Full Troponyms:bayonetponiard
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody | They want to --- the prisoners (apply to: stab, knife)
vverb.contactstab or pierceSynset:jab stab
Examples:- he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife
Derivationally Related Form:stabstabber
Hypernyms:thrust
Inherited Hypernyms:stabthrustpushmove
Direct Hyponyms:goadprick
Full Troponyms:goad
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Somebody ---s somebody | Something ---s somebody
vverb.contactpoke or thrust abruptlySynset:dig jab poke prod stab
Examples:- he jabbed his finger into her ribs
Derivationally Related Form:prodpokingpokedigjabjabbing
Hypernyms:thrust
Inherited Hypernyms:jabthrustpushmove
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s somebody PP | Somebody ---s something PP
adj satadj.allcausing physical or especially psychological injurySynset:wounding
Examples:- a stabbing remark
- wounding and false charges of disloyalty
Antonyms:harmless
Inherited Hypernyms:stabbing
Similar to:harmful
adj satadj.allpainful as if caused by a sharp instrumentSynset:cutting keen knifelike lancinate lancinating piercing
Examples:- a cutting wind
- keen winds
- knifelike cold
- piercing knifelike pains
- piercing cold
- piercing criticism
- a stabbing pain
- lancinating pain
Antonyms:dull
Inherited Hypernyms:cutting
Similar to:sharp