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stab
(stăb)v. stabbed, stab·bing, stabs
v.tr.
1. To pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon.
2. To plunge (a pointed weapon or instrument) into something.
3. To make a thrusting or poking motion at or into: stabbed the air with his fingers.
v.intr.
1. To thrust with or as if with a pointed weapon: stabbed at the food with her fork.
2. To inflict a wound with or as if with a pointed weapon.
n.
Idiom: 1. A thrust with a pointed weapon or instrument.
2. A wound inflicted with or as if with a pointed weapon.
3. A sudden piercing pain.
4. An attempt; a try: made a stab at the answer.
stab (someone) in the back
To harm (someone) by treachery or betrayal of trust.
[Middle English stabben.]
stab′ber n.
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stabbing
(ˈstæbɪŋ)n
the act or an instance of someone being injured with a sharp pointed instrument, esp a knife
adj
painful or piercing as if caused by a sharp instrument
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stab•bing
(ˈstæb ɪŋ)adj.
1. penetrating; piercing: a stabbing pain.
2. emotionally wounding.
[1590–1600]
stab′bing•ly, adv.
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Adj. 1. stabbing - causing physical or especially psychological injury; "a stabbing remark"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty"
harmful - causing or capable of causing harm; "too much sun is harmful to the skin"; "harmful effects of smoking"
2. stabbing - 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"
sharp - keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds"
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stabbing
adjective sharp, shooting, violent, acute, severe, fierce, piercing, excruciating, gut-wrenching He was struck by a stabbing pain in his midriff.
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stabbing
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Translations
شَديد الوَخْز
bodavý
jagende
lancinant poignardagepoignardement
szúró
stingandi
bodavý
anî ve bıçak gibi
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stabbing
n → Messerstecherei f
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stabbing
[ˈstæbɪŋ]1. n there's been a stabbing → c'è stato un accoltellamento
2. adj (pain, ache) → lancinante
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stab
(stab) – past tense, past participle stabbed – verb to wound or pierce with a pointed instrument or weapon. He stabbed him (through the heart / in the chest) with a dagger. steek يَطْعَن пробождам apunhalar (pro)bodnout stechen stikke μαχαιρώνω, καρφώνω torkama, pussitama چاقو زدن pistää poignarder לִדקוֹר भोंकना ubosti, probosti (át)szúr menikam stinga pugnalare 突き刺す 찌르다 (nu)durti []durt (ar dunci, nazi u.tml.) tikam steken dolke, stikke pchać, dźgać apunhalar a înjunghia пырнуть (pre)bodnúť zabosti ubosti sticka ner, knivhugga แทง bıçaklamak (以尖物或武器)刺傷 встромляти; заколоти کوءی نوکیلا ہتھیار گھونپنا đâm ai bằng dao găm (以尖物或武器)刺伤
noun an act of stabbing or a piercing blow. steekaksie طَعْن пробождане punhalada (pro)bodnutí der Stich stik μαχαιριά, σουβλιά torge زخم چاقو pisto agression au couteau דקירה प्रहार ubod szúrás tikaman stunga pugnalata 突き刺し 찌름 (nu)dūrimas dūriens tikaman steek dolking; knivstikk pchnięcie punhalada lovitură de cuţit удар, колотая рана (pre)bodnutie vbod ubod stick, dolkstöt, knivhugg การแทง bıçaklama 刺 удар чимось гострим وار sự đâm bằng dao, vết thương do dao đâm 刺
ˈstabbing adjective (of pain etc) very acute as though caused by a stab. He complained of a stabbing pain just before he collapsed. stekend شَديد الوَخْز пробождаща penetrante bodavý stechend stikkende; jagende σουβλερός, οξύς lõikav, terav ضربه خنجر pistävä lancinant דקירה तीखा दर्द probadajući szúró menyentak stingandi lancinante 刺すような 통렬한, 찌르는 듯한 duriantis durošs; ass menyentak stekend stikkende, gjennomborende kłujący penetrante ucigător пронзительный; острый bodavý zbadajoč probadajući stickande ที่เจ็บปวดจากการแทง anî ve bıçak gibi 刺痛 дуже гострий, пронизливий اچانک اور تیز ضرب rất nhói và đột ngột như dao đâm 刺痛
stab (someone) in the back to act treacherously towards (someone). verraai يَطْعَن في الظَّهْر، يَخون пробождам в гърба apunhalar pelas costas vrazit kudlu do zad jemandem in den Rücken fallen stikke en kniv i ryggen (på nogen) τη φέρνω πισώπλατα σε κπ. reetma, nuga selga lööma از پشت خنجر زدن puukottaa selkään poignarder qqn dans le dos לִדקוֹר בְּגַבּוֹ धोखेबाजी zabiti nož u leđa hátba támad mengkhianati koma aftan að (e-m) pugnalare alle spalle 中傷する 배신하다 klastingai užpulti/pasielgti rīkoties nodevīgi mengkhianati verraden dolke (noen) i ryggen zadać (komuś) cios w plecy apunhalar pelas costas a lovi pe cineva pe la spate нанести предательский удар vraziť (komu) nôž do chrbta zabosti komu nož v hrbet zabiti nož u leđa falla ngn i ryggen ทรยศหักหลัง ihanet etmek 暗箭傷人,誹謗 встромити ножа в спину; завдавати удару з-за угла پیچھے سے وار کرنا یا تہمت لگانا sự công kích một cách phản bội 暗箭伤人,诽谤
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