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Stab

🔄 Synonyms of "Stab"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
thrustnoun	A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
digverb	(transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
prodnoun	(transitive) To poke, to push, to touch.
pokeverb	To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
knifenoun	A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
knife thrustnoun	a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
jabnoun	(British) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation).

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Stab"

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Word	Definition
jabnoun	(British) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation).
prodnoun	(transitive) To poke, to push, to touch.
pokeverb	To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick.
knifenoun	A utensil or a tool designed for cutting, consisting of a flat piece of hard material, usually steel or other metal (the blade), usually sharpened on one edge, attached to a handle. The blade may be pointed for piercing.
thrustnoun	A push, stab, or lunge forward (the act thereof.)
digverb	(transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
knife thrustnoun	a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
impaleverb	(transitive) To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
piercenoun	(transitive) To puncture; to break through.
puncturenoun	(specifically) A hole in a vehicle's tyre, causing the tyre to deflate.
shanknoun	The part of the leg between the knee and the ankle.
beatverb	A stroke; a blow.
bayonetnoun	(military) A blade mounted to the end of a long gun, originally with a handle inserted into the bore, now usually attached underbarrel.
cracknoun	(intransitive) To form cracks.
stockingnoun	(footwear) A soft garment, usually knit or woven, worn on the foot and lower leg under shoes or other footwear.
hitverb	(heading, physical) To strike.
whacknoun	To hit, slap or strike.
punchnoun	(countable) A hit or strike with one's fist.
knockverb	An abrupt rapping sound, as from an impact of a hard object against wood.
beatingnoun	The pulsation of the heart.