jab
[noun]
Synonyms: poke, dig, lunge, nudge, prod, punch, stab, tap, thrust

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I. jab¹ /dʒæb/ verb (past tense and past participle jabbed, present participle jabbing) [intransitive and transitive]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: job 'to jab' (15-20 centuries), probably copying the action]
to push something into or towards something else with short quick movements
jab at
She jabbed at the elevator buttons.
When I didn’t respond, he jabbed a finger at me.
jab somebody with something
Stop jabbing me with your elbow!
jab something into something
The soldier jabbed a rifle into his ribs.

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II. jab² noun [countable]

1. a sudden hard hit, especially with a pointed object or your fist (=closed hand):
a boxer with a good left jab

2. something you say to criticize someone or something else:
White House officials took a sharp jab at the Democrats’ plan.

3. British English informal an injection given to prevent you from catching a disease Synonym : shot:
a typhoid jab

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

jab
noun
I. sudden hit/push
ADJ. left, right | hard, painful, sharp | elbow
VERB + JAB give sb | feel
PREP. ~ in/to Scott gave him a sharp left jab to the ribs.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

jab
II. injection
ADJ. flu, tetanus, typhoid, etc.
VERB + JAB have Did you have a flu jab this year?
give sb

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