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jab

/d͡ʒæb/noun, verb1 syllable

Jab means: a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).

Synonyms for jab18

noun, as in a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)

jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting

noun, as in the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow

dig

verb, as in poke or thrust abruptly

prod, stab, poke, dig

verb, as in stab or pierce

stab

also used for jab

job, stick, chef, chib, ching, chive, enthrill, foin, gore, gride

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What does jab mean?6

noun

1

a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)“he warned me with a jab with his finger”

2

the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow“she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs”

3

a quick short straight punch

verb

1

poke or thrust abruptly“he jabbed his finger into her ribs”

2

stab or pierce“he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife”

3

strike or punch with quick and short blows

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with jab?13

two syllables

rehab
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Jab in a sentence

  • Tyson followed up the jab with a left hook.orcrist
  • Have you had your flu jab this season?sundown
  • She gave me a jab in the ribs to wake me up.unknown
  • I got the second jab of the vaccine yesterday.sifhg
  • The doctor is administering a jab.sundown
  • Have you already had your booster jab?sundown
  • Have you had your booster jab yet?sundown
  • Have you had your booster jab?sundown

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of jab

as a noun

plural
jabs

as a verb

past tense
jabbed
present participle
jabbing
third-person singular
jabs
past participle
jabbed