stab

UK
/stæb/
US
/stæb/
stabnoun
stabs
pl
UK
/stæb/
US
/stæb/
Translations
удар ножом
The victim suffered a stab to the abdomen.
Жертва получила удар ножом в живот.
He took a stab at solving the puzzle.
Он сделал попытку решить головоломку.
Additional translations
Definitions
A thrust with a pointed weapon or tool.
The detective noted the stab wound on the victim's arm.
A sudden, sharp feeling or sensation.
She felt a stab of guilt after forgetting her friend's birthday.
An attempt or effort to do something.
He took a stab at solving the complex puzzle.
A wound produced by stabbing.
The surgeon examined the deep stab in the patient’s abdomen.
A wound produced by stabbing.
The surgeon treated three stabs to the abdomen.
stabverb
stabbed
Past Simple
stabbed
Past Participle
stabbing
Gerund
UK
/stæb/
US
/stæb/
Translations
He managed to stab the spear into the ground.
Ему удалось вонзить копье в землю.
He tried to stab the intruder with a knife.
Он попытался заколоть злоумышленника ножом.
ударить ножом
She threatened to stab him if he didn't leave.
Она пригрозила ударить его ножом, если он не уйдет.
Additional translations
Definitions
To thrust a pointed weapon or tool into someone or something.
He tried to stab the intruder with a kitchen knife.
To pierce or wound with a pointed object.
She accidentally stabbed her finger with the needle while sewing.
Of pain or emotion: to be felt suddenly and sharply, as though by a stabbing action.
A fierce ache stabbed through his temples.
To attempt or try to do something.
He decided to stab at writing a novel during his vacation.
To betray or harm someone who trusts you (usually in the phrase “stab someone in the back”).
She felt her colleague had stabbed her in the back by taking credit for the idea.
stabgerund / present participle
Definitions
Sharp, sudden, and piercing.
He doubled over with a stabbing pain in his side.
stabadjective
Used attributively before a noun, e.g. “stab wound”, “stab injuries”.
Definitions
Relating to or involving stabbing.
The victim had multiple stab wounds.
stabpast participle
Definitions
Having been wounded by stabbing.
Paramedics treated the stabbed man at the scene.