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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stab \Stab\, v. i. 1. To give a wound with a pointed weapon; to pierce; to thrust with a pointed weapon. None shall dare With shortened sword to stab in closer war. --Dryden. 2. To wound or pain, as if with a pointed weapon. She speaks poniards, and every word stabs. --Shak. {To stab at}, to offer or threaten to stab; to thrust a pointed weapon at From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stab \Stab\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stabbed}; p. pr & vb n. {Stabbing}.] [Cf. OD staven to fix, fasten, fr stave, staff, a staff, rod; akin to G. stab a staff, stick, E. staff; also Gael. stob to stab, as n., a stake, a stub. Cf {Staff}.] 1. To pierce with a pointed weapon; to wound or kill by the thrust of a pointed instrument; as to stab a man with a dagger; also to thrust; as to stab a dagger into a person. 2. Fig.: To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander; as to stab a person's reputation. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stab \Stab\, n. 1. The thrust of a pointed weapon. 2. A wound with a sharp-pointed weapon; as to fall by the stab an assassin. --Shak. 3. Fig.: An injury inflicted covertly or suddenly; as a stab given to character. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stab n : a thrusting blow with a knife [syn: {thrust}, {knife thrust}] v 1: use a knife on "The victim was knifed to death" [syn: {knife}] 2: stab or pierce [syn: {jab}] 3: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" [syn: {jab}, {prod}, {poke}, {dig}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: STABA descendent of {BCPL}. (1996-08-25)
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