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stab

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstæb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/stæb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(stab)

Inflections of 'stab' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

stabs: v 3rd person singular

stabbing: v pres p

stabbed: v past

stabbing: v past p

Collocations for "stab"

Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "stab" in context.

stab

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.

wounded by a stab
a [wild, deep, deadly] stab
the stab went through his [heart, stomach]
a stab in her [heart]
felt a stab of pain in my [side, elbow]
felt a stab of pain from the [needle, break]
felt a stab of [guilt, jealousy]
took a stab at the answer
well, take a stab at it
took a stab at [joining in, trampolining]
took a stab in the dark (and got it)
it was a stab in the dark, but I guess I was right
was a real stab in the back to [his father, the company]
his [actions, decisions] were a real stab in the back
add a [horn, brass, saxophone] stab

stabbed [him, the victim]
[he, his friend] was stabbed
he was stabbed by a [man, stranger]
stabbed (him) in the [heart, leg]
he was stabbed with a [knife, needle]
stabbed him with a [knife]
stabbed to death
stabbed him in the back
stab at the [keyboard, keys, buttons]
stabbed her finger at

n as adj

a stab wound

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'stab' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

deceased - wound

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "stab" in the title:

A stab at hip. Hip spin - English Only forum
a stab in the dark - English Only forum
be called Ostentatious English Vernacular or perhaps Game Stab at Lutyens - English Only forum
didn’t take stab in the dark - English Only forum
G.'s stab at global fame was dying on its feet - English Only forum
give it a shot vs take a stab at vs have a go at - English Only forum
Grab'em and Stab'em - English Only forum
Hack vs Stab - English Only forum
half-stab - English Only forum
instead of enduring anything rather than its stab - English Only forum
knife or stab? - English Only forum
make /take "a stab at" - English Only forum
screeching hack of & incredible stab at - English Only forum
slash, stabb [stab], chop - English Only forum
stab - English Only forum
stab - English Only forum
stab a finger - English Only forum
stab a finger - English Only forum
stab <at> - English Only forum
Stab at being homme serieux - English Only forum
stab for a stab - English Only forum
stab his own King dead where he lay - English Only forum
Stab in the back - English Only forum
stab in the heart aggressive American reporting - English Only forum
stab it with their steely knives - English Only forum
stab of forked lightning-shot together-indented - English Only forum
stab of recognition - English Only forum
stab- and- grab variety - English Only forum
Stab/prick/prong the potato - English Only forum
Takes a true friend to stab you right in the front - English Only forum
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Collocations for "stab"

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