In American English, the word jab is also used when someone is bothering someone else, what is commonly known as verbal jabs. "Don't throw jabs at me" and "Quit jabbing!" are popular sayings. This may be because the verbal annoyances are not substantial attacks, and are similar to a boxing jab in that they are only annoying (not a knockout blow)
a quick short straight punch a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
In American English, the word jab is also used when someone is bothering someone else, what is commonly known as verbal jabs. "Dont throw jabs at me" and "Quit jabbing!" are popular sayings. This may be because the verbal annoyances are not substantial attacks, and are similar to a boxing jab in that they are only annoying (not a knockout blow)
A jab is a sudden, sharp punch. He was simply too powerful for his opponent, rocking him with a steady supply of left jabs
A jab is an injection of something into your blood to prevent illness. painful anti malaria jabs. to push something into or towards something else with short quick movements jab at (job (15-20 centuries), probably copying the action)
To poke continually at the ball in an attempt to make the attacking player lose possession
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist"
If you jab one thing into another, you push it there with a quick, sudden movement and with a lot of force. He saw her jab her thumb on a red button -- a panic button A needle was jabbed into the baby's arm Stern jabbed at me with his glasses = stab