jab
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2.7
- noun
- /dʒæb/
- UK
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vacuna
- With a quick jab, she slipped the needle into Frankie's quivering breast.
- get a jab
- flu jab
- jab in the arm
And time has proven that, you know, also cobbling together some jab that's harming people.
- And time has proven that, you know, also cobbling together some jab that's harming people.
- Whether you've had the jab or not for transmission.
- But for those of you still waiting for your jab, watch out.
- Most of these have been with the Pfizer jab, although some people might be getting Moderna.
- When I travel, I have to my, my, my jabs only last three months on paper.
- When I travel, I have to my, my, my COVID jabs only last three months on paper.
- And what had happened was within eight weeks of taking those jabs.
- And the moment needles went in, I saw people dying, you know, from the jabs.
- And you know, thankfully my my parents have decided not to have any more jabs.
- We haven't adjusted them fully, but just gives you a flavor that that third jab really is really vital and important.
- But how many know that those that had the full blown jab have now got a Bluetooth code in the body?
Examples
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And then I'm going to go to a hospital and get my second jab so that I can go on vacation.
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I'm heading for a flu jab, which I'm really nervous about.
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But for those of you still waiting for your jab, watch out.
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You might feel just a little jab, okay?
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Most of these have been with the Pfizer jab, although some people might be getting Moderna.
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We had our jabs when we went to the Isle of Wight.
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She's as calm as any of us are now after the jab I gave her and sits at the kitchen table with her arms folded tight.
Fiction book (1998) -
Using a pole spear, I swam up to targeted animals and implanted the devices with a quick jab.
Academic text (1995) -
Before you travel, be sure to get your COVID-19 jab to ensure your safety.
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After waiting in line, she finally received her flu jab and felt relieved.
Synonyms
268
2.5
An injection of a medicine or vaccine with a needle
119
2.7
Putting medicine into a person's body with a needle
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Etymology
The medical jab (British) is just the same idea: a quick, sharp poke with a needle described by the short 'jab' sound. So a jab came to mean a fast injection.