I.
noun
1 with a knife
ADJECTIVE
▪ quick
VERB + STAB
▪ make
▪
The boy made a ~ at the pig.
STAB + NOUN
▪ wound
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ at , ~ to
▪
a ~ to the chest
PHRASES
▪ a ~ to the heart ( figurative )
▪
Each word felt like a ~ to the heart.
2 sudden pain
ADJECTIVE
▪ sharp , sudden
VERB + STAB
▪ feel
PHRASES
▪ ~ of
▪
He felt a sharp ~ of disappointment.
▪
a ~ of pain
3 attempt
ADJECTIVE
▪ brave , good
▪ half-hearted
▪
She made a half-hearted ~ at medical school, and quickly withdrew.
▪ wild
▪ first
▪
He took his first ~ at directing.
VERB + STAB
▪ have , make , take
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ at
▪
I had a ~ at answering the question.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ in the dark ( figurative )
▪
It was only a ~ in the dark, but I hoped I could learn something.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ repeatedly
▪
He is accused of repeatedly stabbing a 16-year-old boy.
▪ fatally
▪
He was fatally stabbed.
▪ accidentally
▪
Tina accidentally stabbed herself with her pencil.
VERB + STAB
▪ threaten to
▪ try to
PREPOSITION
▪ at , in
▪
He was stabbed in the chest.
▪ with
▪
I stabbed at my meat with my fork.
PHRASES
▪ be found stabbed
▪
He was found stabbed in his car.
▪ ~ sb to death
Stab is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ pain
Stab is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ finger