| 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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