VERB | contact | jab, prod, stab, poke, dig | poke or thrust abruptly |
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contact | jab | strike or punch with quick and short blows | |
contact | jab, stab | stab or pierce | |
NOUN | act | jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting | a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) |
act | jab | a quick short straight punch | |
act | jab, dig | the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow |
Sounds | jhae'b | |
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Rhymes | ab / Ab / AB ... taxicab: 20 rhymes with aeb... |
Meaning | A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow). | |
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Example | "he warned me with a jab with his finger" | |
Synonyms | jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting | |
Broader | gesture | motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling |
Spanish | codazo, empuje, empujón, golpe, hurgonada | |
Catalan | colzada, empenta | |
Verbs | jab | strike or punch with quick and short blows |
Meaning | A quick short straight punch. | |
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Broader | punch, clout, poke, lick, biff, slug | (boxing) a blow with the fist |
Catalan | cop | |
Verbs | jab | strike or punch with quick and short blows |
Meaning | The act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow. | |
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Synonym | dig | |
Broader | touch, touching | The act of putting two things together with no space between them |
Verbs | jab | poke or thrust abruptly |
Meaning | poke or thrust abruptly. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody PP; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" | |
Synonyms | prod, stab, poke, dig | |
Broader | thrust | Push forcefully |
Spanish | aguijonear, apuñalar, atropellar, golpear, hincar, picar, pinchar | |
Catalan | picar, punxar | |
Nouns | jab | the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow |
jabbing | a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) |
Meaning | strike or punch with quick and short blows. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | The fighter managed to jab his opponent | |
Broader | strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon |
Spanish | picar | |
Catalan | picar | |
Nouns | jab | a quick short straight punch |
jab | a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow) |
Meaning | stab or pierce. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Example | "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife" | |
Synonym | stab | |
Narrower | goad, prick | Stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick |
Broader | thrust | Push forcefully |
Spanish | apuñalar, pinchar | |
Catalan | apunyalar |
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