stabbed; stabbing
1
: to wound or pierce by the thrust of a pointed object or weapon
: to thrust or give a wound with or as if with a pointed weapon
stabber
noun
Examples of stab in a Sentence
Noun
the injection left a small stab on her upper arm
everybody will get a stab at solving the problem
Verb
He stabbed her with a dagger.
The victim was stabbed in the chest five times.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
The fitness model husband whose personal-trainer influencer spouse was found dead with multiple stab wounds in their Manhattan apartment will remain in jail after a judge denied him bail and the case is being investigated as a homicide.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Jordana Comiter, People.com, 24 July 2025
Kernodle died from lacerations to her heart and lungs, and she had been stabbed more than 50 times.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2025
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Noun
Soon after, a man arrived at an area hospital, suffering from a non-life-threatening stab wound.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 4 Aug. 2025
The fitness model husband whose personal-trainer influencer spouse was found dead with multiple stab wounds in their Manhattan apartment will remain in jail after a judge denied him bail and the case is being investigated as a homicide.
—Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves were stabbed to death in the middle of the night at their off-campus residence.
—Jordana Comiter, People.com, 24 July 2025
Kernodle died from lacerations to her heart and lungs, and she had been stabbed more than 50 times.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2025
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“Stab.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stab. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
stab
1 of 2 noun1
: a wound produced by a pointed object or weapon
2
: a thrust of a pointed weapon
3
: effort sense 2, try
I'll take a stab at it
stab
2 of 2 verb
stabbed; stabbing
1
: to wound or pierce by the thrust of a pointed object or weapon
stabber
noun
Medical Definition
stab
1 of 2 noun1
: a wound produced by a pointed object or weapon
2
a
: a culture medium solidified in an upright column in a tube to reduce the surface to a minimum compare slant
b
stab
2 of 2 transitive verb
stabbed; stabbing
: to wound or pierce by the thrust of a pointed object or weapon
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