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to stab

to stab

459 2.7
To push a sharp pointed object into a person or animal
  • verb
  • /stæb/
  • NSFW
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  • Seventeen years ago, I was stabbed in the gut by a stranger in a coffee shop.
  • stabbed to death
  • fatally stabbed
  • shot or stabbed

And the next time someone tries to take it, stab him like, OK.

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Examples

  • Do you have a little knife that you're gonna try to stab me with?

  • The man you stabbed in the back is a soldier.

  • I think maybe they might rob me or stab me or something.

  • It's like somebody stabbed him in the right through his body.

  • I mean, I remember because I stabbed him twice, right?

  • First of all... have you ever stabbed another person before?

  • When I was sixteen, my mom was stabbed right in front of me.

  • I stabbed you on my front porch.

  • In a swift, violent motion, she stabbed another piece of wood into the fire.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • He intended to stab the piece of meat to make it tender.

Synonyms

to thrust
vsto stab
66 3.9

To push something or someone suddenly and forcefully forward

is a push specifically using a sharp pointed object to penetrate
to impale
vsto stab
  • Offensive
26 7.7

Push a sharp object through a person or animal

is a sudden forceful push in that may not go deeply through
to spike
vsto stab
  • NSFW
17 3.7

To push a sharp point through something to hold it

is a sudden forceful push with a pointed object, not mainly for fastening
jab
vsto stab
16 3.0

A quick sharp poke with a finger, hand, or object

is a sudden forceful penetration with a pointed object, not a light poke
to knife
vsto stab
  • NSFW
15 7.1

To cut or hurt someone with a sharp blade

is forcing a sharp point in, not limited to one type of blade
to dagger
vsto stab
  • NSFW
1 7.9

To stab someone with a short pointed knife

is a forceful point push that can use many tools, not only blades
to transfix
vsto stab
  • NSFW
7.9

Push a sharp stick through something to hold it in place

is a forceful push in that may not leave the object fixed
to poniard
vsto stab
  • Archaic
9.9

To stab someone with a small thin dagger

is a general sharp object push, not limited to that small blade

Antonyms

159 3.5

To take money or things out of a place where they are kept

Phrasal Verbs

10 5.3

To try to do something when you are not sure you will succeed

To try to do something when you are not sure you will succeed

How Forceful

to impale
  • Offensive
26 7.7
to thrust
66 3.9
to stab
  • NSFW
459 2.7
jab
16 3.0
to prod
4 3.7
poke
4 2.5

Surface Forms

stab infinitive
stabbed past
stabbed past participle
stabbing present participle
stabs third person singular

Etymology

The verb stab comes from an old Germanic word meaning 'to pierce' or 'push in', similar to the idea in stick and sting. So to stab is to push a sharp point into someone or something quickly and forcefully.