STABS
7
Scrabble
8
WWF
S(1) T(1) A(1) B(3) S(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
noun
- An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
- A wound made by stabbing.
- Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
- An attempt.
- Criticism.
verb
- To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.“If you stab him in the heart he won't live long enough to retaliate.”
- To thrust in a stabbing motion.“to stab a dagger into a person”
- To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).“He stabbed at my face with the twig but luckily kept missing my eyes.”
- To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).“The snow from the blizzard was stabbing at my face as I skied down the mountain.”
- To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.“to stab a person's reputation”
Source: Wiktionary
