jab
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 12
- Words With Friends
- 15
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- 3
Definition of jab
10 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
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A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
“He tore in for the ball, make a running jab for it and held it.”
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noun
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A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
“He tore in for the ball, make a running jab for it and held it.”
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A short straight punch.
“American Ward was too quick and too slick for his British rival, landing at will with razor sharp jabs and hooks and even bullying Froch at times.”
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(British)A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation).
“Our dog was exposed to rabies, so the whole family went to a clinic to get our jabs.”
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(Australia, British, New-Zealand, Philippines, sometimes)A vaccination, whether or not delivered by means of a conventional injection.
“A 'painless' sticking plaster flu jab that delivers vaccine into the skin has passed important safety tests in the first trial in people.”
- (US, figuratively)A mild verbal insult.
verb
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To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
“A barely audible groan welled up in the Captain's throat as the grinning Freedom Fighter circled around behind the helpless American Soldier. The groan sputtered into a strangled, "No… no… don't.... " as Randall felt the juicy tip of the man's tumescent cock jab against his hair-ringed, virgin asshole.”
- To deliver a quick punch.
- (UK, slang)To give someone an injection.
- (slang)To vaccinate or inoculate someone.
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To make fun of, to mock
“While the book's lasting appeal is remarkable, the work is worth little scholarly attention insofar as Twain is merely jabbing at a long-dead set of social practices.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
Originally a Scottish (unclear if Scots or Scottish English) form of English job (“peck, poke, thrust”), from Middle English jobben.
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