Definitions for stabbing



Overview of verb stab

The verb stab has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) knife, stab

(use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death")

2. stab, jab

(stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife")

3. jab, prod, stab, poke, dig

(poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs")


Overview of adj stabbing

The adj stabbing has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. stabbing, wounding

(causing physical or especially psychological injury; "a stabbing remark"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty")

2. cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating

(painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain")

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