take/make a stab at

: to get into one's hands or into one's possession, power, or control: such as

: to seize or capture physically

: to get possession of (fish or game) by killing or capturing

: a distinct or personal point of view, outlook, or assessment

: an act or the action of taking: such as

: the uninterrupted photographing or televising of a scene

: behave, act

: to begin or seem to begin (an action)

: to cause to happen to or be experienced by someone

: the manner or style in which a thing is constructed

: brand

: the physical, mental, or moral constitution of a person

: a wound produced by a pointed object or weapon

: a thrust of a pointed weapon

: a jerky thrust

: to wound or pierce by the thrust of a pointed object or weapon

: thrust, drive

: to thrust or give a wound with or as if with a pointed weapon