jab
IPA: dʒˈæb
noun
- A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
- (boxing) A short straight punch.
- (Britain) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation)
- (Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A vaccination, whether or not delivered via conventional injection.
- (US, figurative) A mild verbal insult.
verb
- To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
- To deliver a quick punch.
- (slang, UK) To give someone an injection.
- (slang) To vaccinate or inoculate someone.
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