English Explanatory Dictionary

jab

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
  2. A short straight punch.
  3. A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation).
  4. A vaccination, whether or not delivered by means of a conventional injection.
  5. A mild verbal insult.
verb
  1. To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
  2. To deliver a quick punch.
  3. To give someone an injection.
  4. To vaccinate or inoculate someone.
  5. To make fun of, to mock

Pronunciation

/d͡ʒæb/ En-au-jab.ogg

Word forms

jab jabs jabbing jabbed

Etymology

Originally a Scottish (unclear if Scots or Scottish English) form of English job (“peck, poke, thrust”), from Middle English jobben.

Synonyms

job stick chef chib ching chive enthrill foin gore gride jab juke kebab knifecrime lancinate pigstick pink poach run through shank shiv spear speet splash stab stob stog thrust yerk

Related words

jab jab jab molassie

Derived words

anti-jabber counterjab jab artist jabby jabless jab saw skinny jab terrorist fist jab jabber double-jab jabbee jabbingly
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