v. 1 stick, puncture, prick, lance, jab, pierce, run through, impale, gore, transfix, knife, bayonet, skewer, spike, spit, spear, pin; plunge, poke, thrust In the melee, George was stabbed in the arm It is said that she stabbed a fork into his hand. 2 stab in the back. harm, betray, sell out, double-cross, give the Judas kiss, play false with As soon as he had left, they stabbed him in the back by phoning the authorities
n. 3 puncture, jab, thrust, (stab-)wound The coroner's office reported that the body had six stabs in the abdomen 4 attempt, try, essay; guess, conjecture Even if you are wrong, you lose nothing by making a stab at the right answer 5 pang, twinge, pain, ache, hurt, stitch Doctor, I get a terrible stab of pain in my side when I turn that way 6 stab in the back. treachery, betrayal, double-cross, Judas kiss, kiss of death, duplicity Informing on someone to the tax inspector is a really nasty stab in the back