Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  stab 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  stab 
 
  Sense  1 
  knife,  stab 
  =>  poniard 
  =>  bayonet 
 
  Sense  2 
  stab,  jab 
  =>  goad,  prick 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  stab 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  stab 
 
  Sense  1 
  knife,  stab 
  =>  poniard 
  =>  bayonet 
 
  Sense  2 
  stab,  jab 
  =>  goad,  prick 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  stab 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  stab 
 
  3  senses  of  stab 
 
  Sense  1 
  knife,  stab 
  =>  injure,  wound 
 
  Sense  2 
  stab,  jab 
  =>  thrust 
 
  Sense  3 
  jab,  prod,  stab,  poke,  dig 
  =>  thrust 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  stab 
 
  stab  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  stab 
 
  Sense  1 
  knife,  stab 
  =>  injure,  wound 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  stab,  jab 
  =>  thrust 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  jab,  prod,  stab,  poke,  dig 
  =>  thrust 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  stab 
  stab 
  stabber 
  stabile 
  stabilisation 
  stability 
  stabilization 
  stabilizer 
  stable 
  stable  companion 
  stable  factor 
  stable  gear 
  stableboy 
  stableman 
  stablemate 
  stableness 
  stabling 
  stabroek 
 
  Overview  of  noun  stab 
 
  The  noun  stab  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  stab,  thrust,  knife  thrust  --  (a  thrusting  blow  with  a  knife) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  stab 
 
  The  verb  stab  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  knife,  stab  --  (use  a  knife  on  "The  victim  was  knifed  to  death") 
  2.  stab,  jab  --  (stab  or  pierce) 
  3.  jab,  prod,  stab,  poke,  dig  --  (poke  or  thrust  abruptly;  "he  jabbed  his  finger  into  her  ribs") 
 
  Overview  of  noun  stab 
 
  The  noun  stab  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  stab,  thrust,  knife  thrust  --  (a  thrusting  blow  with  a  knife) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  stab 
 
  The  verb  stab  has  3  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  knife,  stab  --  (use  a  knife  on  "The  victim  was  knifed  to  death") 
  2.  stab,  jab  --  (stab  or  pierce) 
  3.  jab,  prod,  stab,  poke,  dig  --  (poke  or  thrust  abruptly;  "he  jabbed  his  finger  into  her  ribs") 

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