stabbed; stabbing
1
: to wound or pierce by the thrust of a pointed object or weapon
: to thrust or give a wound with or as if with a pointed weapon
stabber
noun
Examples of stab in a Sentence
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.
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Bailey Richards, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Upstairs, Goncalves and Mogen were dead in one of the beds with visible stab wounds.
—Taylor Romine, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Jessica Sager, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Angga alleged that he and other workers on his ship were frequently beaten and stabbed with a needle, and were often given only rice to eat.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Rebecca's mother found her at her home in Ramona, Calif., on Feb. 17 with multiple stab wounds to the neck, chest and abdomen, per the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office.
—Bailey Richards, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Upstairs, Goncalves and Mogen were dead in one of the beds with visible stab wounds.
—Taylor Romine, CNN, 22 Mar. 2025
Verb
During episode 1, the police show Jamie, Eddie and their attorney a closed-circuit video of Jamie stabbing Katie in the parking lot where her body was later found.
—Jessica Sager, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Angga alleged that he and other workers on his ship were frequently beaten and stabbed with a needle, and were often given only rice to eat.
—Alex Riggins, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Stab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stab. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
stab
1 of 2 noun1
: a wound produced by a pointed object or weapon
2
: a thrust of a pointed weapon
3
: effort sense 2, try
I'll take a stab at it
stab
2 of 2 verb
stabbed; stabbing
1
: to wound or pierce by the thrust of a pointed object or weapon
stabber
noun
Medical Definition
stab
1 of 2 noun1
: a wound produced by a pointed object or weapon
2
a
: a culture medium solidified in an upright column in a tube to reduce the surface to a minimum compare slant
b
stab
2 of 2 transitive verb
stabbed; stabbing
: to wound or pierce by the thrust of a pointed object or weapon
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