Stabbed

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Stab \Stab\ (st[a^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stabbed} (st[a^]bd);
     p. pr. & vb. n. {Stabbing}.] [Cf. OD. staven to fix, fasten,
     fr. stave, staff, a staff, rod; akin to G. stab a staff,
     stick, E. staff; also Gael. stob to stab, as n., a stake, a
     stub. Cf. {Staff}.]
     1. To pierce with a pointed weapon; to wound or kill by the


        thrust of a pointed instrument; as, to stab a man with a
        dagger; also, to thrust; as, to stab a dagger into a
        person.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Fig.: To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or
        slander; as, to stab a person's reputation.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stab
       n 1: a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab
            of excitement"; "twinges of conscience" [syn: {pang}, {twinge}]
       2: a thrusting blow with a knife or other sharp pointed
          instrument; "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
          [syn: {thrust}, {knife thrust}]
       3: informal words for any attempt or effort; "he gave it his
          best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting" [syn: {shot}]
       v 1: use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death" [syn: {knife}]
       2: stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket
          knife" [syn: {jab}]
       3: poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her
          ribs" [syn: {jab}, {prod}, {poke}, {dig}]
       [also: {stabbing}, {stabbed}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stabbed
       adj : pierced with a pointed weapon

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  stabbed
       See {stab}