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jab

verb

/dʒæb/

Meaning

To poke or thrust quickly, often with a finger or something pointed.

He jabbed his finger at the map to show the location.

jab someone in the ribs

poke, prod, thrust, punch, stab

caress, pat

jab hard, jab finger, jab needle, jab punch

to make something bigger or increase in size

to pass or go by, usually referring to time

To submit or yield obsequiously to someone in power.

to separate into parts or groups

To relapse into bad habits, undesirable practices, or moral decline.

to smell strongly and unpleasantly; to give off a bad odor