Jab
[dʒæb]
Definition
(noun.) a quick short straight punch.
(noun.) a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); 'he warned me with a jab with his finger'; 'he made a thrusting motion with his fist'.
(verb.) poke or thrust abruptly; 'he jabbed his finger into her ribs'.
(verb.) strike or punch with quick and short blows.
Checker: Myrna--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To thrust; to stab; to punch. See Job, v. t.
(n.) A thrust or stab.
Checker: Salvatore
Examples
- All the bills and accounts I owed I jabbed on one hook; and memoranda of all owed to myself I put on the other. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- Then he jabbed it back on the hook, and I knew I was all right. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- For reply, she suddenly jabbed a knife across his thick, pale hand. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
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