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informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"

a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"

a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"

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.

Fig.: To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander; as, to stab a person's reputation.

To give a wound with a pointed weapon; to pierce; to thrust with a pointed weapon.

To wound or pain, as if with a pointed weapon.

The thrust of a pointed weapon.

A wound with a sharp-pointed weapon; as, to fall by the stab an assassin.

Fig.: An injury inflicted covertly or suddenly; as, a stab given to character.

To pierce; in flict a wound.

A thrust with a sharppointed weapon; a wound so made.

Stabber.

Stabbed.

Stabbing.

To wound with a pointed weapon: to wound: to injure secretly, or by falsehood or slander.

To give a stab or a mortal wound:-pr.p. stabbing; pa.t. and pa.p. stabbed.

A wound with a pointed weapon: an injury given secretly.

A wound with a pointed weapon; treacherous injury.

To pierce with a pointed weapon; wound deeply; injure secretly.

To pierce with a pointed weapon.

A thrust made with a pointed weapon; a wound made by stabbing.

n. The thrust of a pointed weapon ;-a wound with a sharp-pointed weapon;- an injury given in the dark; a secret stroke or blow.