jab

nounpoke

Synonyms for jab

noun poke

Antonyms for jab

pull

Word Origin & History

1825, "to thrust with a point," Scottish variant of job "to strike, pierce, thrust," from Middle English jobben "to jab, thrust, peck" (late 15c.), of unknown origin, perhaps echoic. Related: Jabbed; jabbing.

Example Sentences for jab

Cochise let go the ladder with one hand to jab his knife at Lennon's leg.

A jab from someone's elbow had decorated Dulcie Vale with a black eye.

He shortened his right arm for a jab like the crash of a pile-driver.

We can jab it off its hook with a billiard-cue, I should think, Moke.

If I see another one, I'll jab him with one of these knitting needles.

But be careful not to give me a jab, won't you, please, Thad?

To stop, you jab an iron brake into the snow or ice and call out "Tar!"

Makes him wince a little, that jab does, and he flushes up under the eyes.

"We'll have to get a pole and jab him," he said, when we came to the timber.

The jab in the back is nothing much—must have glanced off a rib.

jab

Synonyms for jab

Antonyms for jab

butt

butting

derision

dig

digging

jab

Synonyms for jab

Antonyms for jab

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