Main Entry:

²stab

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

stabbed; stab·bing

Date:

1530

transitive verb 1 : to wound or pierce by the thrust of a pointed weapon 2 : thrust, drive intransitive verb : to thrust or give a wound with or as if with a pointed weapon

— stab·ber noun

— stab in the back

: betray