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jab

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) jab (verb)
  2. 2) jab (noun)

1jab

verb \ˈjab\
jabbedjab·bing

Definition of JAB

transitive verb
1
a : to pierce with or as if with a sharp object : stab b : to poke quickly or abruptly : thrust
2
: to strike with a short straight blow
intransitive verb
1
: to make quick or abrupt thrusts with a sharp object
2
: to strike a person with a short straight blow
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Examples of JAB

  1. He jabbed at the other player with his hockey stick.
  2. The needle jabbed his arm.
  3. The needle jabbed into his arm.

Origin of JAB

alteration of job to strike
First Known Use: 1827

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Rhymes with JAB

ab, blab, cab, crab, Crabbe, dab, drab, fab, flab, gab, grab, lab, Lab, Mab, nab, scab, slab, stab, tab

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