jab

jab
jab1 [dʒæb] v past tense and past participle jabbed present participle jabbing [I and T]
[Date: 1800-1900; Origin: job 'to jab' (15-20 centuries), probably copying the action]
to push something into or towards something else with short quick movements
jab at
▪ She jabbed at the elevator buttons.
▪ When I didn't respond, he jabbed a finger at me.
jab sb with sth
▪ Stop jabbing me with your elbow!
jab sth into sth
▪ The soldier jabbed a rifle into his ribs.
jab 2
jab2 n
1.) a sudden hard hit, especially with a pointed object or your ↑fist (=closed hand)
▪ a boxer with a good left jab
2.) something you say to criticize someone or something else
▪ White House officials took a sharp jab at the Democrats' plan.
3.) BrE informal an ↑injection given to prevent you from catching a disease
= ↑shot
▪ a typhoid jab

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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