stab

stab is a 4-letter English word with 13 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To pierce with a pointed weapon; to wound or kill by the thrust of a pointed instrument; as, to stab a man with a dagger; also, to thrust; as, to stab a dagger into a person. Face value is 6 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 6 · Words With Friends 7 · 13 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To pierce with a pointed weapon; to wound or kill by the thrust of a pointed instrument; as, to stab a man with a dagger; also, to thrust; as, to stab a dagger into a person.
2. transitive verb. Fig.: To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander; as, to stab a person's reputation.
3. intransitive verb. To give a wound with a pointed weapon; to pierce; to thrust with a pointed weapon.
4. intransitive verb. To wound or pain, as if with a pointed weapon.
5. noun. The thrust of a pointed weapon.
6. noun. A wound with a sharp-pointed weapon; as, to fall by the stab an assassin.
7. noun. Fig.: An injury inflicted covertly or suddenly; as, a stab given to character.
8. noun. informal words for any attempt or effort

   "he gave it his best shot"

   "he took a stab at forecasting"

   Synonyms: shot

9. noun. a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument

   "one strong stab to the heart killed him"

   Synonyms: thrust

10. noun. a sudden sharp feeling

    "pangs of regret"

    "she felt a stab of excitement"

    Synonyms: pang, twinge

11. verb. poke or thrust abruptly

    "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

    Synonyms: dig, jab, poke, prod

12. verb. stab or pierce

    "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"

    Synonyms: jab

13. verb. use a knife on

    "The victim was knifed to death"

    Synonyms: knife

Synonyms

shot, thrust, pang, twinge, dig, jab, poke, prod, knife

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in stab:

bast, bats, tabs

Common word forms

stabs, stably, stabbed, stabber, stabbing

Words from these letters

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