stab

IPA: stˈæb

An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
A wound made by stabbing.
Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
(informal) An attempt.
Criticism.
(music) A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.
A bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.
(aviation, slang) The horizontal or vertical stabilizer of an aircraft.
(fandom slang, Pokémon) A 50% damage boost applied when a Pokémon uses a move with the same type as itself (for example, an Electric-type Pokémon using an Electric-type move).
(industrial relations) Clipping of establishment. [The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining; settlement; confirmation.]

(transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
(transitive) To thrust in a stabbing motion.
(intransitive) To recklessly hit with the tip of a (usually pointed) object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).
(intransitive) To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).
(transitive, figurative) To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.
(transitive) To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.
(transitive) To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.
(transitive, oil industry) To guide the end of a pipe into a coupling when making up a connection.

(industrial relations) Clipping of established. [Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.]

Examples of "stab" in Sentences

She felt a sharp stab of jealousy when she saw her ex-boyfriend with his new girlfriend
The pain was like a thousand tiny stabs as she tried to push through the crowded street
His words were like a dagger, each one a stab to her heart
The sudden stab of fear made her freeze in her tracks
The betrayal felt like a stab in the back from someone she had trusted