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Jab
A jab is a type of punch used in the martial arts. Several variations of the jab exist, but every jab shares these characteristics: while in a fighting stance, the lead fist is thrown straight ahead and the arm is fully extended from the side of the torso. This process also involves a quick turn of the torso. It is an overhand punch; at the moment of impact, the pronated fist is generally held in a horizontal orientation with the palm facing the ground.
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Stab (noun)
An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
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Stab (noun)
A wound made by stabbing.
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Stab (noun)
Pain inflicted on a person’s feelings.
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Stab (noun)
An attempt.
“I’ll give this thankless task a stab.”
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Stab (noun)
Criticism.
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Stab (noun)
A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.
“a horn stab”
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Stab (noun)
A inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.
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Stab (verb)
To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
“If you stab him in the heart he won’t live long enough to retaliate.”
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Stab (verb)
To thrust in a stabbing motion.
“to stab a dagger into a person”
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Stab (verb)
To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).
“He stabbed at my face with the twig but luckily kept missing my eyes.”
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Stab (verb)
To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).
“The snow from the blizzard was stabbing at my face as I skied down the mountain.”
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Stab (verb)
To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.
“to stab a person’s reputation”
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Stab (verb)
To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.
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Stab (verb)
To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.
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Jab (noun)
A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
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Jab (noun)
A short straight punch.
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Jab (noun)
A medical injection.
“Our dog was exposed to rabies, so the whole family went to a clinic to get our jabs.”
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Jab (noun)
A vaccination, whether or not delivered via conventional injection.
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Jab (noun)
A verbal annoyance.
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Jab (verb)
To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
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Jab (verb)
To deliver a quick punch.
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Jab (verb)
To give someone an injection