Jab : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Jab	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Jab
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
jab n a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" Synonym(s): jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting a quick short straight punch the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" Synonym(s): dig, jab v poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" Synonym(s): jab, prod, stab, poke, dig strike or punch with quick and short blows stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife" Synonym(s): stab, jab
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jab \Jab\, v. t. [Cf. {Job}.] To thrust; to stab; to punch. See {Job}, v. t. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Jab \Jab\, n. A thrust or stab. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.]