to have a stab at something
1have a stab at something — have/make a stab at (something/doing something) to try to do something, or to try an activity that you have not done before. I d never tried water skiing before, but I had a stab at it while I was in Greece. She made a reasonable stab at solving… …
2have a stab at doing something — have/make a stab at (something/doing something) to try to do something, or to try an activity that you have not done before. I d never tried water skiing before, but I had a stab at it while I was in Greece. She made a reasonable stab at solving… …
3have a stab at — have/make a stab at (something/doing something) to try to do something, or to try an activity that you have not done before. I d never tried water skiing before, but I had a stab at it while I was in Greece. She made a reasonable stab at solving… …
4make a stab at something — have/make a stab at (something/doing something) to try to do something, or to try an activity that you have not done before. I d never tried water skiing before, but I had a stab at it while I was in Greece. She made a reasonable stab at solving… …
5stab — [[t]stæ̱b[/t]] stabs, stabbing, stabbed 1) VERB If someone stabs you, they push a knife or sharp object into your body. [V n] Somebody stabbed him in the stomach... [V n] Dean tried to stab him with a screwdriver... [V to …
6stab — I UK [stæb] / US verb Word forms stab : present tense I/you/we/they stab he/she/it stabs present participle stabbing past tense stabbed past participle stabbed * 1) [transitive] to kill or hurt someone by pushing a knife or other sharp object… …
7stab — stab1 [ stæb ] verb * 1. ) transitive to kill or hurt someone by pushing a knife or other sharp object into their body: His brother was stabbed in the hand. stab someone to death: One fan was stabbed to death in a fight between gangs. a ) to push …
8stab — [stæb] verb [T] I to push a knife or other sharp object into someone or something • stab sb in the back to do something that is not loyal to someone who trusts you[/ex] II noun [C] stab [stæb] 1) an act of stabbing someone 2) informal an attempt… …
9stab — [c]/stæb / (say stab) verb (stabbed, stabbing) –verb (t) 1. to pierce or wound with, or as with, a pointed weapon. 2. to thrust or plunge (a knife, etc.) into something. 3. to penetrate sharply, like a knife. 4. to make a thrusting or plunging… …
10stab — stab1 [stæb] v past tense and past participle stabbed present participle stabbing 1.) [T] to push a knife into someone or something →↑stabbing ▪ He was stabbed to death in a fight. stab sb in the heart/arm etc ▪ She had been stabbed in the chest… …
