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jab

 
Noun jab has 3 senses
  1. jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting - a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
    --1 is a kind of gesture
    Derived form: verb jab2
  2. jab - a quick short straight punch
    --2 is a kind of
    punch, clout, poke, lick, biff
    Derived form: verb jab2
  3. dig, jab - the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs"
    --3 is a kind of touch, touching
    Derived form: verb jab1
Verb jab has 3 senses
  1. jab, prod, stab, poke, dig - poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
    --1 is one way to thrust
    Derived forms: noun jab3, noun jabbing1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
    Somebody ----s something PP
  2. jab - strike or punch quick and short blows
    --2 is one way to
    strike
    Derived forms: noun jab2, noun jab1
    Sample sentence:
    The fighter managed to jab his opponent
  3. stab, jab - stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"
    --3 is one way to thrust
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Something ----s somebody
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