Synonym: impale, perforate, pierce, puncture, wound. Similar words: stably, stable, stabbed, cast about, unstable, just about, stabilize, establish. Meaning: [stæb] 
n. 1. a sudden sharp feeling 2. a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument 3. informal words for any attempt or effort. v. 1. use a knife on 2. stab or pierce 3. poke or thrust abruptly.
n. 1. a sudden sharp feeling 2. a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument 3. informal words for any attempt or effort. v. 1. use a knife on 2. stab or pierce 3. poke or thrust abruptly. 
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1, The boy made a stab at the pig.
2, He felt a sharp stab of disappointment.
3, Can I stab at the meat with my knife to see if it is well cooked.
4, Baxter was rushed to the hospital with multiple stab wounds.
5, He died from multiple stab wounds to the neck and upper body.
6, He killed him with a stab to the heart.
7, Several tennis stars have had a stab at acting.
8, Several of the victims suffered severe stab wounds.
9, I had a stab at answering the question.
10, I found a stab wound on his leg.
11, I'll have one more stab at it.
12, She felt a stab of pity for him.
13, He was admitted to Middlesex hospital with stab wounds.
14, He felt a stab of guilt.
15, She felt a sudden stab of pain in the chest.
16, She died of a single stab wound to the heart.
17, She felt a stab of envy when she saw all the expensive presents Zoe had been given for Christmas.
18, Countless people have had a stab at solving the riddle.
19, Her criticism of the company's plans was a stab at the chairman himself.
20, I felt a stab of hatred for his captors.
21, Victim had multiple stab wounds and was partially burned.
22, I stab my finger in his eye.
23, A stab of fear lodged between his shoulder blades.
24, She felt a stab of pity.
25, In a fit of insane jealousy he tried to stab her.
26, I've always enjoyed acting,[sentencedict.com](http://sentencedict.com/stab.html) but I'd like to have a stab at directing one day.
27, I'd never tried snorkelling before but I had a stab at it while I was in Greece.
28, He found the test difficult but nevertheless made a good stab at it.
29, Her refusal to support his campaign was a real stab in the back.
30, You'll never mend your car like that let me have a stab at it.
More similar words: stably, stable, stabbed, cast about, unstable, just about, stabilize, establish, roustabout, constable, stability, adjustable, stabilizer, detestable, established, cast about for, instability, destabilize, unstability, constabulary, establishment, stabilization, well established, establishment of, antiestablishment, tab, tablet, table, taboo, get about.