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stab

noun

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1 a mark or small hole made by a pointed instrument

the injection left a small stab on her upper arm

Synonyms of stab

perforation, pinhole, pinprick, prick, punch, puncture

Words Related to stab

gouge, groove, hollow

break, cut, gash, incision, laceration, notch, rent, rip, rupture, slash, slit, tear

2 an effort to do or accomplish something

everybody will get a stab at solving the problem

Synonyms of stab

assay [archaic], attempt, bash [chiefly British], bid, crack, endeavor, essay, fling, go, offer, pass, shot, trial, try, whack, whirl

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striving, struggle, throes, undertaking

trial and error

stab

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of stab

to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object

stabbed the pesky leaf with the tines of the rake

Synonyms of stab

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

Words Related to stab

spindle

perforate, riddle

bayonet, dirk, gimlet, pike, poniard, prong, quill

pinprick, poke, prick, punch, thrust

cut, knife, slice

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