US /dʒæb/ UK /dʒæb/
verb noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to poke or thrust sharply; a quick punch or pointed remark

    He gave me a playful jab in the ribs.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 verb · to poke or thrust sharply;... pokeprodthruststabpunchdigjolt
Opposites
Word family
Derived forms jabber
Related forms job

Etymology

A Scottish and northern English variant of 'job' ('to strike, peck'), of uncertain origin, probably imitative.

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