1. stab - verb
· use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death"
Synonym(s): knife
2. stab - verb
· stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"
Synonym(s): jab
Hypernym(s): thrust
3. stab - verb
· poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
Synonym(s): jab, prod, poke, dig
Hypernym(s): thrust
4. stabbing - adjective
· causing physical or especially psychological injury; "a stabbing remark"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty"
Synonym(s): wounding
5. stabbing - adjective
· 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"
Synonym(s): cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, lancinate, lancinating
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