jab
/dʒæb/ v [I/T] (-bb-)Definition
› to push at something hard and quickly with a finger or a thin, pointed object: [T] I jabbed my finger on the needle. [I] He jabbed at his food with his fork. › To jab is also to hit someone hard and quickly with a tightly closed hand. jab /dʒæb/ n [C] › He gave his opponent a quick jab in the ribs.
(Definition of jab v from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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