jab

jab  (jb)

v. jabbed, jab·bing, jabs

v.tr.

1. To poke or thrust abruptly: jabbed a knife into the log.

2. To stab or pierce: jabbed the steak with a fork.

3. To punch (someone) with short blows.

v.intr.

1. To make an abrupt poking or thrusting motion: jabbed at the pickles with his fork.

2. To deliver a quick punch.

n.

1. A quick stab or blow.

2. Sports A short straight punch in boxing.

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[Variant of job.]

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jab [dʒæb]

vb jabs, jabbing, jabbed

1. to poke or thrust sharply

2. to strike with a quick short blow or blows

n

1. a sharp poke or stab

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Boxing) a quick short blow, esp (in boxing) a straight punch with the leading hand

3. (Medicine) Informal an injection polio jabs

[originally Scottish variant of job]

jabbingly  adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	jab - a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" jabbing, poking, thrusting, poke, thrust gesture - motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
	2.	jab - a quick short straight punch biff, punch, lick, clout, poke, slug - (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
	3.	jab - the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" dig touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"
Verb	1.	jab - poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" poke, prod, stab, dig thrust - push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
	2.	jab - strike or punch with quick and short blows strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
	3.	jab - stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife" stab goad, prick - stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick thrust - push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"

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jab

verb

poke, dig, punch, thrust, tap, stab, nudge, prod, lunge a needle was jabbed into the baby's arm

noun

1. poke, dig, punch, thrust, tap, stab, nudge, prod, lunge a steady supply of left jabs

2. (Brit. informal) injection, vaccine, vaccination, inoculation, shot (informal), jag (informal) painful anti-malaria jabs

Translations

jab [dʒæb]

A. N

1. (= poke) (gen) → pinchazo m; (with elbow) → codazo m

2. (= blow) (gen) → golpe m (Boxing) → golpe m rápido

3. (= prick) → pinchazo m

4. (Brit) (Med) → inyección f

5. [of drug] → chute m

B. VT to jab sth into sth → clavar algo en algo, hundir algo en algo
he jabbed the knife into the table → clavó el cuchillo en la mesa
to jab sb with one's elbow → dar un codazo a algn
to jab a finger at sth → señalar algo con el dedo
he jabbed a gun in my back → me puso un revólver en los riñones
I jabbed the knife in my arm → me pinché el brazo con el cuchillo
he jabbed me with his stick → me golpeó con la punta de su bastón

C. VI to jab at [+ person] → intentar golpear a; [+ fire] → atizar
to jab at sb with a knife → tratar de acuchillar a algn
he jabbed at the map with a finger → dio con el dedo en el mapa

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jab [ˈdʒæb]

vt

(= stab) to jab sb with sth → donner un coup de qch à qn
to jab sb in the eye → donner à qn un coup dans l'œil
to jab at sb with sth → donner un coup à qn avec qch
to jab sth into sth → enfoncer qch dans qch, planter qch dans qch
to jab sth into sb → enfoncer qch dans qn

(= point) → pointer
to jab one's finger at sb → pointer qn du doigt

n

(= blow) → coup m

(British) (= injection) → piqûre f
to have a jab → se faire faire une piqûre
to have a flu jab → se faire vacciner contre la grippe
to give sb a jab → vacciner qn

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jab

vt

(with stick, elbow etc) → stoßen; (with knife) → stechen, stoßen; she jabbed the jellyfish with a stick → sie pik(s)te mit einem Stock in die Qualle (hinein) (inf); he jabbed his finger at the map → er tippte mit dem Finger auf die Karte; a sharp jabbing pain → ein scharfer, stechender Schmerz

(Brit inf: = give injection to) → eine Spritze geben (+dat) → or verpassen (+dat) (inf)

vi → stoßen (at sb with sth mit etw nach jdm); (Boxing) → eine (kurze) Gerade schlagen (→ at auf +acc)

n

(with stick, elbow) → Stoß m; (with needle, knife) → Stich m; he gave the jellyfish a jab with a stick → er stieß or pik(s)te (inf) → mit einem Stock in die Qualle (hinein); he got a nasty jab in the eye when she opened her umbrella → sie stach ihn ins Auge, als sie den Regenschirm öffnete

(Brit inf: = injection) → Spritze f

(Boxing) → (kurze) Gerade

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jab [dʒæb]

1. n (poke) → colpo (di punta) (Boxing) → diretto (fam) (injection) → puntura

2. vt to jab sth into → conficcare qc in
to jab a finger at sb → puntare un dito contro qn

3. vi to jab at → dare colpi a

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jab [dʒæb]

1. n (poke) → colpo (di punta) (Boxing) → diretto (fam) (injection) → puntura

2. vt to jab sth into → conficcare qc in
to jab a finger at sb → puntare un dito contro qn

3. vi to jab at → dare colpi a

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jab

v jab [dʒӕb]

to poke or prod He jabbed me in the ribs with his elbow; She jabbed the needle into her finger. steek يَنْخُز، يَلْكُز мушкам dloubnout; bodnout puffe; stikke stechen μπήγω pinchar; golpear torkama سیخ زدن؛ فرو کردن survaista enfoncer, planter לִתקוֹע चुभाना, भोंकना probosti döf menyodok, menusuk stinga colpire, conficcare 突く 세게 찌르다 durti, smeigti dunkāt; durt mencucuk steken dytte, stikke dźgnąć espetar a vârî, a băga (в)тыкать štuchnúť; pichnúť suniti ubosti slå (stöta) till, sticka แทง dürtmek, batırmak 刺, 捅 штовхати, пхати زبردستی گھسانا thọc mạnh 猛刺

n

a sudden hard poke or prod He gave me a jab with his finger; a jab of pain. gesteek نَخْزَه، لَكْزَه ръгване šťouchnutí, bodnutí stik der Stich,der Stoß χτύπημα, τρύπημα golpe, pinchazo torge ضربه تند و کوتاه tökkäys coup תְּקִיעָה भोंक, धक्का ubod döfés sodokan, tusukan stunga colpo １突き 심하게 찌르기 dūris, smeigimas dunka; grūdiens suntikan steek dytt, stikk dźgnięcie, ukłucie espetadela îm­pun­­sătură тычок, укол štuchnutie; pichnutie sunek ubod slag, stöt, stick การแทง dürtme, batırma 猛刺，猛捅猛刺 поштовх, стусан مکّے یا کسی نوکدار ہتھیار کا وار cú thọc mạnh 猛刺

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jab → وخز náhlá rána støde Stoß τσίμπημα pinchazo pisto petit coup injekcija vaccinazione 突き 재빠른 일격 por stikk szturchnięcie soco толчок spruta การแย็บ aşı cú thọc mạnh 刺戳