a stab

Definition of a stab in English English dictionary: pink
stab: An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object
stab: To pierce or to wound with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger
stab: Pain inflicted on a person's feelings
stab: An attempt
I'll give this thankless task a stab.
stab: {n} a wound with a sharp weapon, a sly hurt
stab: {v} to wound mortally or mischievously
stab: stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife
stab: To pierce with a pointed weapon; to wound or kill by the thrust of a pointed instrument; as, to stab a man with a dagger; also, to thrust; as, to stab a dagger into a person
stab: You can refer to a sudden, usually unpleasant feeling as a stab of that feeling. a stab of pain just above his eye She felt a stab of pity for him
stab: To aim a blow with a weapon or a finger
stab: To wound or pain, as if with a pointed weapon
stab: A wound with a sharp-pointed weapon; as, to fall by the stab an assassin
stab: Stabilizer
stab: If you say that someone has stabbed you in the back, you mean that they have done something very harmful to you when you thought that you could trust them. You can refer to an action of this kind as a stab in the back. She felt betrayed, as though her daughter had stabbed her in the back
stab: Criticism
stab: If you have a stab at something, you try to do it. Several tennis stars have had a stab at acting
stab: {i} act of stabbing; thrust, blow; attempt, try; sudden intense feeling (usually painful)
stab: {f} pierce or wound with a pointed weapon or other object; make a stabbing movement, jab, thrust
stab: To aim a blow with a weapon or a finger (at someone or something)
stab: stabilator
stab: If you stab something or stab at it, you push at it with your finger or with something pointed that you are holding. Bess stabbed a slice of cucumber Goldstone flipped through the pages and stabbed his thumb at the paragraph he was looking for He stabbed at the omelette with his fork
stab: a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"
stab: The thrust of a pointed weapon
stab: To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander; as, to stab a person's reputation
stab: a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him" stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife
stab: To cause a sharp, painful sensation
stab: use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death"
stab: a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
stab: If someone stabs you, they push a knife or sharp object into your body. Somebody stabbed him in the stomach Stephen was stabbed to death in an unprovoked attack nearly five months ago
stab: stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"
stab: To hit a ball with a brisk stroke with no follow through
stab: An injury inflicted covertly or suddenly; as, a stab given to character
stab: Pain inflicted on a persons feelings
stab: Control surface grouping located at the rear of the airplane Made up of the elevator, and rudder
stab: informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"
stab: To give a wound with a pointed weapon; to pierce; to thrust with a pointed weapon
stab: The horizontal stabilizer of a plane
stab: Abbreviation for Same Type Attack Bonus This is an increase in damage for attacks that cause damage where the type of the attack is the same as one of the type(s) of the pokemon using the attack The bonus is 50%, so the damage of an attack with STAB would be 150% of a pokemon with identical stats, but didn't have a matching type This bonus is not the same as the bonus given by Type-boosting items
stab: A wound made by stabbing
stab: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
stab: Fig
stab: a stab in the dark: see dark