Main Entry: ¹jab

Pronunciation: \ˈjab\

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): jabbed; jab·bing

Etymology: alteration of job to strike

Date: 1827

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 blowintransitive verb 1 : to make quick or abrupt thrusts with a sharp object
2 : to strike a person with a short straight blow