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UK
/dʒˈæb/
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[ US /ˈdʒæb/ ]
[ US /ˈdʒæb/ ]
NOUN
- a quick short straight punch
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a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
he made a thrusting motion with his fist
he warned me with a jab with his finger -
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs
VERB
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stab or pierce
he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife -
poke or thrust abruptly
he jabbed his finger into her ribs - strike or punch with quick and short blows
How To Use jab In A Sentence
- Nowadays the word jabberwocky is used to mean nonsensical language in general. †"V Venkata Rao, Ahmedabad The Times of India
- Assertion: Michelle Obama's affectionate fist bump with her husband as they walked offstage was a "terrorist fist jab" (in the words of Fox anchorperson E.D. Hill). Robert Koehler: The Shadow Platform
- I thought I was about to be introduced when Katy began jabbering away about Murphy, my dog, who was sitting on the floor next to me.
- He was muttering unconnected phrases, like ‘make you love me’ ‘dog… no, mine’ it was insane jabber.
- She talks to doctors and parents about the risks, finding that a number object to the jab and fear it will promote promiscuity. The Sun
- From here, the nullah reaches the Punjab and Haryana boundary, near Shagun Hotel, where the outflow is now blocked.
- Some may choose to wear things like the hijab, turban or kippa, but that's another story, because somehow headgear bothers a whole lot of people. Ajarat Bada: Fatwa For Tebow
- Jab hope in aids war AIDS patients are being given a new vaccine which could slow down the effects of the disease.
- However, Capt Amarinder Singh had also made it clear that Act also envisaged termination of all other agreements relating to Ravi-Beas waters and to discharge Punjab government from the obligations hereunder.
- The words heard by the party upon the staircase were the Frenchman's exclamations of horror and affright, commingled with the fiendish jabberings of the brute.
