Definition of jabs Jabs
/ʤæˈbz/ - [jabz] -
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What does jabs mean?
Wiktionary 
- jabs (Noun)
Plural of jab.
Part of speech
🔤WordNet
NounPlural: jabs |
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| jab - a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); "he warned me with a jab with his finger"; "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" | ||
| jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting | ||
| gesture motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling | ||
| jab - a quick short straight punch | ||
| biff, lick, punch, clout, poke, slug touching with the tongue; "the dog's laps were warm and wet" | ||
| jab - the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow; "she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs" | ||
| dig | ||
| touching, touch the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" | ||
Verb |
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| jab - poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" | ||
| prod, stab, poke, dig | ||
| thrust push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward" | ||
| jab - strike or punch with quick and short blows | ||
| strike cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc" | ||
| jab - stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife" | ||
| stab | ||
| thrust push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward" | ||
| goad, prick stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick | ||
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Wiktionary
- jab (Noun)
A quick stab or blow. - jab (Noun)
A short straight punch. - jab (Noun)
A medical injection. - jab (Noun)
A verbal annoyance. - jab (Verb)
To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion. - jab (Verb)
To deliver a quick punch. - jab (Verb)
To give someone an injection.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- jab (v. t.)
To thrust; to stab; to punch. See Job, v. t. - jab (n.)
A thrust or stab.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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jab
To poke or thrust abruptly.
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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jab
To pierce fish by prodding.
