stab
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3.5
- noun
- /stæb/
- NSFW
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- Emergency responders arrived to treat a patient with multiple stab wounds from the altercation.
- stab wound
- stab incision
One punch or one stab or one of anything.
- One punch or one stab or one of anything.
- Crashettes, protectors, fucking pads, leg protectors, the works, stab proof gloves, the lot.
- Luckily before the stab wound can kill her, she turns into her true form which was a gargoyle.
- But to be honest, I've heard of people getting extra charges, man, but I think that I don't know that that's normally for that stabbings and stuff like that.
Examples
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The groom's pulled-up shirt exposed a vicious stab wound in the abdomen.
Fiction book (1995) -
We report the case of a 38-year-old man who received a stab wound on his chest.
Academic text (2007) -
Before I can speak, I feel the stab of a needle.
Fiction book (2001) -
Okay, now that is a severe stab wound.
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Cause of death will take more time to determine... but there is evidence of stab wounds.
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I sat up and got such a fierce stab of pain that I cried out.
Fiction book (1990) -
He's got a stab wound through the neck.
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No stab wounds, no lacerations, just bruises.
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One shot to the head, then fifty-three stab wounds with a six-inch blade.
Fiction book (2000) -
The detective found several stab wounds on the victim's body, indicating a violent crime.
Synonyms
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4.1
An attack where someone is hurt or killed with a knife
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4.2
A strong sudden push often made with a hand or weapon
1
7.5
A strong stab with a knife into someone's body
A sudden forward stab with a pointed weapon
Antonyms
How Forceful
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word stab comes from an old Germanic verb meaning 'to pierce' or 'push in', the same idea you see in words like stick and sting. So a stab is a sudden, forceful push with a sharp object.