Stab | Mean of stab in English Dictionary
/ˈstæb/
- Noun
- a wound made by a pointed weapon (such as a knife)
- He died from a stab to the heart. [=died from being stabbed in the heart]
- a stab wound/victim
- a sudden, strong feeling of physical or emotional pain
- a stab of pain/regret/doubt/fear
- an attempt to do something successfully
- She took/made a stab at solving the problem. [=she made an attempt to solve the problem]
- Let me give it a stab. = Let me have a stab at it. [=let me try to do it]
- an action or way of behaving that hurts someone who trusts you
- I can't believe that someone I had helped and supported would steal from me. It's a real stab in the back.
- a guess that is based on very little or no information or evidence
- They don't really know how much the work will cost. They're just taking a stab [=shot] in the dark.
- an attempt that is not likely to succeed
- It's a stab [=shot] in the dark, but we should try anyway.
- Verb
- to wound (someone or something) with a pointed weapon (such as a knife)
- He stabbed her with a dagger.
- The victim was stabbed in the chest five times.
- to quickly or suddenly push a pointed object into or toward someone or something
- He stabbed the piece of meat with a fork. = He stabbed the fork into the piece of meat.
- She stabbed [=jabbed] the air with her pen as she spoke.
- She stabbed at the dead animal with a stick.
- to hurt (someone who trusts you) by not giving help or by doing something morally wrong
- He's the kind of person who gets you to trust him but then stabs you in the back.