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Noun jab has 3 senses
- 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
- jab - a quick short straight punch
--2 is a kind of punch, clout, poke, lick, biff
- 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
Verb jab has 3 senses
- jab, prod, stab, poke, dig - poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
--1 is one way to thrust
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
- jab - strike or punch quick and short blows
--2 is one way to strike
Sample sentence:
The fighter managed to jab his opponent
- 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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