stab
[ stab ]
/ stæb /
verb (used with object), stabbed, stab·bing.
verb (used without object), stabbed, stab·bing.
to thrust with or as if with a knife or other pointed weapon: to stab at an attacker.
to deliver a wound, as with a pointed weapon.
noun
Idioms for stab
a stab in the back,
an act of treachery.
stab (someone) in the back,
to do harm to (someone), especially to a friend or to a person who is unsuspecting or in a defenseless position.
Origin of stab
1325–75; (v.) Middle English (Scots)
stabben < ?; (noun) late Middle English, akin to or derivative of the v.; compare Scots
stob
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OTHER WORDS FROM stab
re·stab, verb, re·stabbed, re·stab·bing. un·stabbed, adjectiveWords nearby stab
st.-ouen,
st.-émilion,
st.-étienne,
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stab,
stab cell,
stab culture,
stab drain,
stab in the back, a,
stab kick
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British Dictionary definitions for stab
stab
/ (stæb) /
verb stabs, stabbing or stabbed
noun
Derived forms of stab
stabber, nounWord Origin for stab
C14: from
stabbe stab wound; probably related to Middle English
stob stick
Idioms and Phrases with stab
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