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stab

1 of 2

noun

1
: a wound produced by a pointed object or weapon
2
a
: a thrust of a pointed weapon
b
: a jerky thrust
3
: effort, try
4
: a sudden sharp feeling
stabs of regret

stab

2 of 2

verb

stabbed; stabbing

transitive verb

1
: to wound or pierce by the thrust of a pointed object or weapon
2

intransitive verb

: to thrust or give a wound with or as if with a pointed weapon
stabber noun
Phrases
stab in the back
: betray

Example Sentences

Noun the injection left a small stab on her upper arm everybody will get a stab at solving the problem Verb He stabbed her with a dagger. The victim was stabbed in the chest five times.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
His agent had suggested a stab at gothic fiction as more marketable. Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 On Friday, on AP reporter witnessed the attacker stab or punch Rushdie about 10 or 15 times. Carolyn Thompson And Hillel Italie, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2022 On Friday, an AP reporter witnessed the attacker stab or punch Rushdie about 10 or 15 times. Hillel Italie, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2022 On Friday, on AP reporter witnessed the attacker stab or punch Rushdie about 10 or 15 times. Carolyn Thompson, Hillel Italie, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2022 On Friday, an AP reporter witnessed the attacker stab or punch Rushdie about 10 or 15 times. CBS News, 14 Aug. 2022 Four months after fatally wounding her boyfriend with a single stab to chest in their luxury Miami high-rise apartment, OnlyFans model Courtney Clenney was arrested Wednesday on a murder charge. Kat Bouza, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2022 The medical examiner said throwing the knife from that distance would not have caused the fatal stab wound, according to Rundle. ABC News, 11 Aug. 2022 President Joe Biden has signed the CHIPS Act, the U.S.’s biggest stab at industrial policy for decades. David Meyer, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2022
Verb
Alice confesses and attempts to stab Mabel before Charles pushes her out of the way and is wounded in the process. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 23 Aug. 2022 The Westworld Hunger Games are underway, as one after another, hosts and humans snipe, hack, and stab their way through the city. Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2022 One cabinet minister, Nadine Dorries, recently retweeted an image of Mr. Sunak in the pose of Brutus about to stab Julius Caesar in the back. New York Times, 2 Aug. 2022 One Cabinet minister, Nadine Dorries, recently retweeted an image of Sunak in the pose of Brutus about to stab Julius Caesar in the back. Stephen Castle, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2022 The man accused of attempting to stab New York gubernatorial nominee Rep. Lee Zeldin on stage at a campaign event was arrested Saturday on a federal assault charge. Andrew Torgan, CNN, 24 July 2022 The caller indicated a woman inside the residence was attempting to stab the occupants, according to a news release. Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 27 June 2022 An Associated Press reporter witnessed a man confront Mr. Rushdie on stage at the Chautauqua Institution and punch or stab him repeatedly as he was being introduced. Joshua Goodman, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2022 Meave Vazquez then got into a struggle with the captain and attempted to stab him, before climbing to the top of the rigging while carrying the hammer, according to the statement. Jeremy C. Fox, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English stabbe

First Known Use

Noun

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1530, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of stab was in the 15th century

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