Definitions
1.NounAn act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
2.NounA wound made by stabbing.
3.NounPain inflicted on a person's feelings.
4.NounAn attempt."I'll give this thankless task a stab."
5.NounCriticism.
6.NounA single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition."a horn stab"
7.NounA bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.
8.VerbTo pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger."If you stab him in the heart he won't live long enough to retaliate."
9.VerbTo thrust in a stabbing motion."to stab a dagger into a person"
10.VerbTo recklessly hit with the tip of a (usually pointed) object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at)."He stabbed at my face with the twig but luckily kept missing my eyes."
11.VerbTo cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at)."The snow from the blizzard was stabbing at my face as I skied down the mountain."
12.VerbTo injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander."to stab a person's reputation"
13.VerbTo roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.
14.VerbTo pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.
15.VerbTo guide the end of a pipe into a coupling when making up a connection.
16.NounThe horizontal or vertical stabilizer of an aircraft.
17.AdjectiveClipping of established.
18.NounClipping of establishment.