STAB

[noun] [C]He was admitted to St. Vincent's hospital with stab wounds.A stab is sometimes a sudden feeling, esp. an unpleasant one such as pain.She felt a stab of envy when she saw all the expensive presents her friend had been given for Christmas.A stab can also be an action or remark that attacks someone's reputation.Her criticism of the company's plans was a stab at the chairman himself.(informal) If you have or make a stab at something, you attempt to do it although you are not likely to be very successful.I'd never tried water skiing before but I had a stab at it while I was in Greece.He made a decent stab at writing his essay even though he didn't have much time to do it.