jab

Plural: jabs

Noun

• a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
  • "he warned me with a jab with his finger"
• a quick short straight punch
• the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
• A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
• A short straight punch.
• A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation)
• A vaccination, whether or not delivered via conventional injection.
• A mild verbal insult.

Verb

Verb Forms: jabbed, jabbing, jabs

• To poke or thrust quickly and sharply.
• poke or thrust abruptly
  • "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
• strike or punch with quick and short blows
• stab or pierce
  • "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"
• To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
• To deliver a quick punch.
• To give someone an injection.
• To vaccinate or inoculate someone.
• To make fun of, to mock

Examples

• He would JAB his finger at the board, indicating his intended word placement.
• Our dog was exposed to rabies, so the whole family went to a clinic to get our jabs.

Synonyms

dig, jabbing, poke, poking, prod, stab, thrust, thrusting, chef, chib, ching, chive, enthrill, foin, gore, gride, jab, job, juke, kebab, knifecrime, lancinate, pigstick, pink, poach, run through, shank, shiv, spear, speet, splash, stick, stob, stog, yerk

Related Words

jab jab, jab molassie

Anagrams of jab