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English Dictionary: Stab by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Stab
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
stab
n
  1. a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"
    Synonym(s): pang, stab, twinge
  2. a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
    Synonym(s): stab, thrust, knife thrust
  3. informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"
    Synonym(s): shot, stab
v
  1. use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death" [syn: knife, stab]
  2. stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"
    Synonym(s): stab, jab
  3. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
    Synonym(s): jab, prod, stab, poke, dig
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stab \Stab\, n.
      1. The thrust of a pointed weapon.
  
      2. A wound with a sharp-pointed weapon; as, to fall by the
            stab an assassin. --Shak.
  
      3. Fig.: An injury inflicted covertly or suddenly; as, a stab
            given to character.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stab \Stab\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stabbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Stabbing}.] [Cf. OD. staven to fix, fasten, fr. stave,
      staff, a staff, rod; akin to G. stab a staff, stick, E.
      staff; also Gael. stob to stab, as n., a stake, a stub. Cf.
      {Staff}.]
      1. To pierce with a pointed weapon; to wound or kill by the
            thrust of a pointed instrument; as, to stab a man with a
            dagger; also, to thrust; as, to stab a dagger into a
            person.
  
      2. Fig.: To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or
            slander; as, to stab a person's reputation.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Stab \Stab\, v. i.
      1. To give a wound with a pointed weapon; to pierce; to
            thrust with a pointed weapon.
  
                     None shall dare With shortened sword to stab in
                     closer war.                                       --Dryden.
  
      2. To wound or pain, as if with a pointed weapon.
  
                     She speaks poniards, and every word stabs. --Shak.
  
      {To stab at}, to offer or threaten to stab; to thrust a
            pointed weapon at.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   STAB
  
      A descendent of {BCPL}.
  
      (1996-08-25)
  
  
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