jab
jab
(dʒæb )Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular present tense jabs , present participle jabbing , past tense, past participle jabbed
1. verb
If you jab one thing into another, you push it there with a quick, sudden movement and with a lot of force.
He saw her jab her thumb on a red button–a panic button. [VERB noun preposition]
A needle was jabbed into the baby's arm. [be VERB-ed + into]
Stern jabbed at me with his glasses. [VERB + at]
Nick jabbed his finger at the clothes on the bed.
[Also V n at n]2. countable noun
A jab is a sudden, sharp punch.
He was simply too powerful for his opponent, rocking him with a steady supply of left jabs.
3. countable noun
[British, informal]
...painful anti malaria jabs.
4. countable noun
[informal]
They have been sniping at each other, with the Democrats taking jabs at the president's handling of foreign policy.
