verb / noun
stab
STAB/stæb/
A sudden piercing thrust.
The man stabs the straw training dummy with a straight dagger thrust.
Etymology
Middle English stabben described thrusting a pointed weapon into someone. The selected meaning shifts the emphasis from the thrust itself to the puncture or wound it causes.
In context
sword or a dagger is that the amount you'd have to stab them to get enough of the poison into their system
More examples
- He opened the package with a quick stab of his knife.
- The blade stabbed through the thin leather.
- She dodges his stab and knocks the dagger away.
Forms
stab · stabs · stabbed · stabbing