v.
1 stab, thrust, poke, dig, prod; plunge; nudge; tap:
The doctor jabbed a needle into my arm.
2 punch, hit, strike, belt, smack, rap, whack, thwack, cuff, thump, wallop; elbow; Colloq clip, sock, slug, biff:
I jabbed him in the jaw with a quick left.
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3 stab, thrust, poke, dig, prod, nudge:
I felt the jab of her elbow signalling me to be quiet.
4 punch, belt, smack, rap, whack, thwack, cuff, thump, wallop, Colloq clip, sock, slug, biff:
A hard jab in the stomach made the bully turn to pudding.