STAB

v. pierce or wound with a pointed weapon or other object; make a stabbing movement, jab, thrust

n. act of stabbing; thrust, blow; attempt, try; sudden intense feeling (usually painful)

STAB or stab can have these meanings:The act of stabbing with a sharp instrumentStab, a short form of stab jacket, another word for buoyancy compensatorStab vest, a type of armour designed to resist knife attacksStab (music), a single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a compositionSTAB, an acronym for "Store to accumulator B", in some forms of assembly languageSTAB, an acronym for the St. Anne's-Belfield School, a college preparatory school located in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA"Stab", a song by Built to Spill from their 1994 album There's Nothing Wrong with LoveSTAB, same type attack bonus, a statistical element in the Pokémon video games.Stab is the German language word for "staff", in the sense of an administrative body, especially in military usage. Stab (Luftwaffe designation), during World War II was the German Luftwaffe (air force) designation for command aircraft or headquarters units. STAB boat, a type of US Navy boatJohann Stab, another way of referring to the Austrian scientist Johannes StabiusBritish Army Slang for a Territorial Army soldier (Stupid TA Bastard)The metafictional film-within-a-film from Scream 2 and Scream 3To make an attempt at a given task.
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Noun
1. a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"
(synonym) pang, twinge
(hypernym) feeling
(hyponym) guilt pang
2. a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
(synonym) thrust, knife thrust
(hypernym) blow
(derivation) jab
3. informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"
(synonym) shot
(hypernym) attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try
Verb
1. use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death"
(synonym) knife
(hypernym) injure, wound
(hyponym) poniard
(derivation) thrust, knife thrust
2. stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"
(synonym) jab
(hypernym) thrust
(hyponym) goad, prick
(derivation) thrust, knife thrust
3. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
(synonym) jab, prod, poke, dig
(hypernym) thrust

n. bar, rod, stick, crosier, crook, baton, mace; staff, personnel, crew, panel, headquarters, central command