jab

¹jab

verb \ˈjab\

jabbedjab·bing

Definition of JAB

transitive verb

1

a : to pierce with or as if with a sharp object : stab b : to poke quickly or abruptly : thrust

2

: to strike with a short straight blow

intransitive verb

1

: to make quick or abrupt thrusts with a sharp object

2

: to strike a person with a short straight blow

Examples of JAB

1. He jabbed at the other player with his hockey stick.
2. The needle jabbed his arm.
3. The needle jabbed into his arm.

Origin of JAB

alteration of job to strike

First Known Use: 1827

Related to JAB

Synonyms: gore, harpoon, impale, lance, peck, pick, pierce, pink, puncture, run through, skewer, spear, spike, spit, stab, stick, transfix, transpierce

Related Words: spindle; perforate, riddle; bayonet, dirk, gimlet, pike, poniard, prong, quill; pinprick, poke, prick, punch, thrust; cut, knife, slice

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Rhymes with JAB

ab, blab, cab, crab, Crabbe, dab, drab, fab, flab, gab, grab, lab, Lab, Mab, nab, scab, slab, stab, tab