Synonyms of jab from BoostVocab

jab

/dʒæb/

verb
stab or pierce
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"he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"

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stab

type of:
thrust
noun
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
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dig

type of:
touching touch
verb
poke or thrust abruptly
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"he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

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dig poke prod stab

type of:
thrust
noun
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
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"he warned me with a jab with his finger"

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jabbing poke poking thrust thrusting

type of:
gesture
noun
a quick short straight punch
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type of:
lick clout slug biff poke punch
verb
strike or punch with quick and short blows
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type of:
strike

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