sharp jab

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• jab — 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… …   English dictionary

• jab — jab1 [dʒæb] v past tense and past participle jabbed present participle jabbing [I and T] [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… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• jab — ► 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 …   English terms dictionary

• jab — [jab] vt., vi. jabbed, jabbing [var. of JOB2] 1. to poke or thrust, as with a sharp instrument 2. to punch with short, straight blows n. a quick thrust, blow, or punch …   English World dictionary

• jab — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sudden hit/push ADJECTIVE ▪ hard, sharp ▪ quick ▪ elbow ▪ left, right (in boxing) …   Collocations dictionary

• jab — [[t]ʤæ̱b[/t]] jabs, jabbing, jabbed 1) VERB If you jab one thing into another, you push it there with a quick, sudden movement and with a lot of force. [V n prep] He saw her jab her thumb on a red button a panic button... [be V ed into n] A… …   English dictionary

• jab — [[t]dʒæb[/t]] v. jabbed, jab•bing, n. 1) to poke sharply or abruptly, as with an end or point: 2) to thrust abruptly: to jab an elbow into someone s ribs[/ex] 3) to punch with a quick blow 4) to poke or punch with quick blows 5) a poke with the… …   From formal English to slang

• sharp — adj. 1 having a fine edge or point VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem ▪ stay ▪ keep sth ADVERB ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• jab — [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… …  

• jab — jabbingly, adv. /jab/, v., jabbed, jabbing, n. v.t., v.i. 1. to poke, or thrust abruptly or sharply, as with the end or point of a stick. 2. to punch, esp. with a short, quick blow. n. 3. a poke with the end or point of something; a sharp, quick… …   Universalium

• jab — I. verb (jabbed; jabbing) Etymology: alteration of job to strike Date: 1827 transitive verb 1. a. to pierce with or as if with a sharp object ; stab b. to poke quickly or abruptly ; …   New Collegiate Dictionary