jab (verb)
1jab — ► VERB (jabbed, jabbing) ▪ poke roughly or quickly with something sharp or pointed. ► NOUN 1) a quick, sharp poke or blow. 2) Brit. informal a hypodermic injection, especially a vaccination. ORIGIN apparently symbolic …
2jab — [c]/dʒæb / (say jab) verb (jabbed, jabbing) –verb (i) 1. to thrust smartly or sharply, as with the end or point of something. –verb (t) 2. to poke (something) smartly or sharply. –noun 3. a poke with the end or point of something; a smart or… …
3jab´ber|ing|ly — jab|ber «JAB uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. to talk very fast in a confused, senseless way; chatter; prattle: »Demons for fright Jabber and scream about him in the night (William Butler Yeats). SYNONYM(S): babble, gabble. –v.t. to speak rapidly and… …
4jab´ber|er — jab|ber «JAB uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. to talk very fast in a confused, senseless way; chatter; prattle: »Demons for fright Jabber and scream about him in the night (William Butler Yeats). SYNONYM(S): babble, gabble. –v.t. to speak rapidly and… …
5jab|ber — «JAB uhr», verb, noun. –v.i. to talk very fast in a confused, senseless way; chatter; prattle: »Demons for fright Jabber and scream about him in the night (William Butler Yeats). SYNONYM(S): babble, gabble. –v.t. to speak rapidly and indistinctly …
6jab — verb (jabs, jabbing, jabbed) poke roughly or quickly with something sharp or pointed. noun 1》 a quick, sharp poke or blow. 2》 Brit. informal a hypodermic injection, especially a vaccination. Origin C19 (orig. Scots): var. of job2 …
7jab — verb & noun Syn: poke, prod, dig, nudge, thrust, stab, push …
8jab — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sudden hit/push ADJECTIVE ▪ hard, sharp ▪ quick ▪ elbow ▪ left, right (in boxing) …
9jab — I UK [dʒæb] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms jab : present tense I/you/we/they jab he/she/it jabs present participle jabbing past tense jabbed past participle jabbed to push something with a sudden straight movement, usually with… …
10jab — jab1 [ dʒæb ] verb intransitive or transitive to push something with a sudden straight movement, usually with your finger, your elbow, or a narrow object: That man jabbed me with his umbrella! jab at: She kept jabbing at the letter as she spoke.… …