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jab

(jăb)

v. jabbed, jab·bing, jabs

v.tr.

1. To poke or thrust abruptly: jabbed a knife into the log.

2. To stab or pierce: jabbed the steak with a fork.

3. To punch (someone) with short straight blows.

v.intr.

1. To make an abrupt poking or thrusting motion: jabbed at the pickles with his fork.

2. To deliver a short straight punch.

1. A quick stab or blow.

2. Sports A short straight punch in boxing.

3. Informal A hypodermic injection.

[Variant of job.]

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jab

(dʒæb)

vb, jabs, jabbing or jabbed

1. to poke or thrust sharply

2. to strike with a quick short blow or blows

3. a sharp poke or stab

4. (Boxing) a quick short blow, esp (in boxing) a straight punch with the leading hand

5. (Medicine) informal an injection: polio jabs.

[C19: originally Scottish variant of job]

ˈjabbing adj

ˈjabbingly adv

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jab

(dʒæb)

v. jabbed, jab•bing,
n. v.t.

1. to poke sharply or abruptly, as with an end or point:

2. to thrust abruptly: to jab an elbow into someone's ribs.

3. to punch with a quick blow.

v.i.

4. to poke or punch with quick blows.

5. a poke with the end or point of something; sharp, quick thrust.

6. a short, quick punch.

[1815–25; variant, orig. Scots, of job to jab, late Middle English jobben]

jab

Past participle: jabbed
Gerund: jabbing

Imperative
jab
jab

Present
I jab
you jab
he/she/it jabs
we jab
you jab
they jab

Preterite
I jabbed
you jabbed
he/she/it jabbed
we jabbed
you jabbed
they jabbed

Present Continuous
I am jabbing
you are jabbing
he/she/it is jabbing
we are jabbing
you are jabbing
they are jabbing

Present Perfect
I have jabbed
you have jabbed
he/she/it has jabbed
we have jabbed
you have jabbed
they have jabbed

Past Continuous
I was jabbing
you were jabbing
he/she/it was jabbing
we were jabbing
you were jabbing
they were jabbing

Past Perfect
I had jabbed
you had jabbed
he/she/it had jabbed
we had jabbed
you had jabbed
they had jabbed

Future
I will jab
you will jab
he/she/it will jab
we will jab
you will jab
they will jab

Future Perfect
I will have jabbed
you will have jabbed
he/she/it will have jabbed
we will have jabbed
you will have jabbed
they will have jabbed

Future Continuous
I will be jabbing
you will be jabbing
he/she/it will be jabbing
we will be jabbing
you will be jabbing
they will be jabbing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been jabbing
you have been jabbing
he/she/it has been jabbing
we have been jabbing
you have been jabbing
they have been jabbing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been jabbing
you will have been jabbing
he/she/it will have been jabbing
we will have been jabbing
you will have been jabbing
they will have been jabbing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been jabbing
you had been jabbing
he/she/it had been jabbing
we had been jabbing
you had been jabbing
they had been jabbing

Conditional
I would jab
you would jab
he/she/it would jab
we would jab
you would jab
they would jab

Past Conditional
I would have jabbed
you would have jabbed
he/she/it would have jabbed
we would have jabbed
you would have jabbed
they would have jabbed

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

jab

Light, straight punch by the leading arm.

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Noun	1.	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, poking, thrusting, poke, thrust gesture - motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
	2.	jab - a quick short straight punch biff, punch, lick, clout, poke, slug - (boxing) a blow with the fist; "I gave him a clout on his nose"
	3.	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	1.	jab - poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" poke, prod, stab, dig thrust - push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"
	2.	jab - strike or punch with quick and short blows strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"
	3.	jab - stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife" stab goad, prick - stab or urge on as if with a pointed stick thrust - push forcefully; "He thrust his chin forward"

jab

verb

1. poke, dig, punch, thrust, tap, stab, nudge, prod, lunge a needle was jabbed into the baby's arm

noun

1. poke, dig, punch, thrust, tap, stab, nudge, prod, lunge a steady supply of left jabs

2. (Brit. informal) injection, vaccine, vaccination, inoculation, shot (informal), jag (informal) painful anti-malaria jabs

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jab

verb

To thrust against or into:

dig, jog, nudge, poke, prod.

noun

An act of thrusting into or against, as to attract attention:

dig, jog, nudge, poke.

Translations

نَخْزَه، لَكْزَهوَخْزَةٌيَنْخُز، يَلْكُز

bodnoutbodnutídloubnoutinjekcešťouchnutí

puffestikstikkestøde

pisto

injekcija

stingastunga

iniezione punzecchiare stilettata trafiggere vaccinazione

突き

재빠른 일격

dūrisdurtismeigimas

dunkadunkātdurtgrūdiens

spruta

การแย็บ

aşıbatırmabatırmakdürtmedürtmek

mũi tiêm

刺戳戳猛刺

jab

[dʒæb]

A. N

1. (= poke) (gen) → pinchazo m; (with elbow) → codazo m

2. (= blow) (gen) → golpe m (Boxing) → golpe m rápido

3. (= prick) → pinchazo m

4. (Brit) (Med) → inyección f

5. [of drug] → chute m

B. VT to jab sth into sth → clavar algo en algo, hundir algo en algo
he jabbed the knife into the table → clavó el cuchillo en la mesa
to jab sb with one's elbow → dar un codazo a algn
to jab a finger at sth → señalar algo con el dedo
he jabbed a gun in my back → me puso un revólver en los riñones
I jabbed the knife in my arm → me pinché el brazo con el cuchillo
he jabbed me with his stick → me golpeó con la punta de su bastón

C. VI to jab at [+ person] → intentar golpear a; [+ fire] → atizar
to jab at sb with a knife → tratar de acuchillar a algn
he jabbed at the map with a finger → dio con el dedo en el mapa

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jab

[ˈdʒæb]

(= stab) to jab sb with sth → donner un coup de qch à qn
to jab sb in the eye → donner à qn un coup dans l'œil
to jab at sb with sth → donner un coup à qn avec qch
to jab sth into sth → enfoncer qch dans qch, planter qch dans qch
to jab sth into sb → enfoncer qch dans qn

(= point) → pointer
to jab one's finger at sb → pointer qn du doigt

(= blow) → coup m

(British) (= injection) → piqûre f
to have a jab → se faire faire une piqûre
to have a flu jab → se faire vacciner contre la grippe
to give sb a jab → vacciner qn

jab

(with stick, elbow etc) → stoßen; (with knife) → stechen, stoßen; she jabbed the jellyfish with a stick → sie pik(s)te mit einem Stock in die Qualle (hinein) (inf); he jabbed his finger at the map → er tippte mit dem Finger auf die Karte; a sharp jabbing pain → ein scharfer, stechender Schmerz

(Brit inf: = give injection to) → eine Spritze geben (+dat) → or verpassen (+dat) (inf)

vi → stoßen (at sb with sth mit etw nach jdm); (Boxing) → eine (kurze) Gerade schlagen (→ at auf +acc)

(with stick, elbow) → Stoß m; (with needle, knife) → Stich m; he gave the jellyfish a jab with a stick → er stieß or pik(s)te (inf) → mit einem Stock in die Qualle (hinein); he got a nasty jab in the eye when she opened her umbrella → sie stach ihn ins Auge, als sie den Regenschirm öffnete

(Brit inf: = injection) → Spritze f

(Boxing) → (kurze) Gerade

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jab

[dʒæb]

1. n (poke) → colpo (di punta) (Boxing) → diretto (fam) (injection) → puntura

2. vt to jab sth into → conficcare qc in
to jab a finger at sb → puntare un dito contro qn

3. vi to jab at → dare colpi a

jab

(dʒӕb) – past tense, past participle jabbed – verb

to poke or prod. He jabbed me in the ribs with his elbow; She jabbed the needle into her finger.

noun

a sudden hard poke or prod. He gave me a jab with his finger; a jab of pain.

jab

→ وَخْزَةٌ injekce støde Stoß τσίμπημα pinchazo pisto piqûre injekcija vaccinazione 突き 재빠른 일격 prik stikk szczepienie injeção, soco прививка spruta การแย็บ aşı mũi tiêm 刺戳

jab

n. pinchazo, punzada; golpe corto;

v. pinchar; dar golpes cortos.

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Ever, like an avenging devil, Mulcachy pursued and smashed and jabbed, gritting through his teeth: "You will argue, will you?

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They jabbed us with their spears and struck at us with the hatchets at the least provocation, and at no provocation at all.

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At last I put them close together on the bed, shut my eyes, and jabbed with a hat pin.