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stab
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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 perforation, pinhole, pinprick, punch, puncture, prickRelated Words 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 assay [archaic], bash [chiefly British], bid, crack, endeavor, essay, fling, go, offer, pass, shot, attempt, trial, try, whack, whirlRelated Words striving, struggle, throes, undertaking; trial and error
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stab
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to penetrate or hold (something) with a pointed object stabbed the pesky leaf with the tines of the rake Synonyms gore, harpoon, jab, lance, peck, pick, pierce, pink, puncture, run through, skewer, spear, spike, spit, impale, stick, transfix, transpierceRelated Words spindle; perforate, riddle; bayonet, dirk, gimlet, pike, poniard, prong, quill; pinprick, poke, prick, punch, thrust; cut, knife, slice
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