JAB


Meaning of JAB in English

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)

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.