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jab
[jab]
verb (used with object)
to poke, or thrust abruptly or sharply, as with the end or point of a stick or with the finger or elbow.
to punch with a short, quick blow.
Informal.to give (a person) a hypodermic injection, especially of a vaccine: I jab myself with insulin twice a day.
Here’s a list of the countries you can visit if you haven’t been jabbed.
I jab myself with insulin twice a day.
verb (used without object)
to poke or punch with a sharp, quick blow.
noun
a poke with the end or point of something; a sharp, quick thrust.
a short, quick punch.
Informal.a hypodermic injection, especially of a vaccine.
Have you gotten your flu jab yet?
Informal.an abrupt insult or critical remark.
That guy has no problem responding with a sarcastic jab.
a sudden and unpleasant sensation or emotion: He knew she was happier now, but he still felt the slightest jab of guilt.
I have jabs of pain, numbness, and tingling in my fingers.
He knew she was happier now, but he still felt the slightest jab of guilt.
jab
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verb
to poke or thrust sharply
to strike with a quick short blow or blows
noun
a sharp poke or stab
a quick short blow, esp (in boxing) a straight punch with the leading hand
informalan injection
polio jabs
Other 51Թ Forms
- jabbingly adverb
- ˈᲹԲ adverb
- ˈᲹԲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of jab1
Example Sentences
I never had a right jab before, but I have a good one now.
Throughout the night deputies and demonstrators exchanged jabs, with demonstrators launching fireworks that exploded near the line of deputies and police vehicles.
They hit the bag with a left-handed jab, a right-handed reverse, a hook, another hook, an uppercut, another jab, bam, bam, bam.
Separately, the government had already announced plans to offer weight loss jabs to unemployed people in England living with obesity.
Women using weight-loss jabs are being advised to stop if they are trying for a baby, have fallen pregnant or are breastfeeding.
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