v. & n.
--v.tr. (jabbed, jabbing)
1. a poke roughly. b stab.
2 (foll. by into) thrust (a thing) hard or abruptly.
--n.
1. an abrupt blow with one's fist or a pointed implement.
2 colloq. a hypodermic injection, esp. a vaccination.
Etymology: orig. Sc. var. of JOB(2)