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What does stab mean?

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Noun
  1. An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
  2. A wound made by stabbing.
  3. Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
  4. (informal) An attempt.
  5. Criticism.
  6. (music) A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.
  7. A bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
  2. (transitive) To thrust in a stabbing motion.
  3. (intransitive) To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).
  4. (intransitive) To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).
  5. (transitive, figuratively) To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.
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