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stab

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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.

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stab

Most examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. wounded by a stab
  2. a [wild, deep, deadly] stab
  3. the stab went through his [heart, stomach]
  4. a stab in her [heart]
  5. felt a stab of pain in my [side, elbow]
  6. felt a stab of pain from the [needle, break]
  7. felt a stab of [guilt, jealousy]
  8. took a stab at the answer
  9. well, take a stab at it
  10. took a stab at [joining in, trampolining]
  11. took a stab in the dark (and got it)
  12. it was a stab in the dark, but I guess I was right
  13. was a real stab in the back to [his father, the company]
  14. his [actions, decisions] were a real stab in the back
  15. add a [horn, brass, saxophone] stab
v
  1. stabbed [him, the victim]
  2. [he, his friend] was stabbed
  3. he was stabbed by a [man, stranger]
  4. stabbed (him) in the [heart, leg]
  5. he was stabbed with a [knife, needle]
  6. stabbed him with a [knife]
  7. stabbed to death
  8. stabbed him in the back
  9. stab at the [keyboard, keys, buttons]
  10. stabbed her finger at
n as adj
  1. a stab wound
'stab' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️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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