STAB

I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~be Date: 15th century a wound produced by a pointed weapon, 2. a thrust of a pointed weapon, a jerky thrust, effort , try , a sudden sharp feeling , II. verb (~bed; ~bing) Date: 1530 transitive verb to wound or pierce by the thrust of a pointed weapon, thrust , drive , intransitive verb to thrust or give a wound with or as if with a pointed weapon, ~ber noun