n.
Pronunciation: ' jab
Function: verb
Inflected Form: jabbed ; jab · bing
Etymology: alteration of job to strike
Date: 1827
transitive verb
1 a : to pierce with or as if with a sharp object : STAB b : to poke quickly or abruptly : THRUST
2 : to strike with a short straight blow
intransitive verb
1 : to make quick or abrupt thrusts with a sharp object
2 : to strike a person with a short straight blow