Phonetic Breakdown of "stab"
Learn how to break down "stab" into its phonetic components. Understanding syllables and phonetics helps with pronunciation, spelling, and language learning.
Standard Phonetic Pronunciation:
/stæb/
Phonetic representation based on standard dictionaries
IPA Phonetic Pronunciation:
S T AE1 B
Standard phonetic transcription to help with precise pronunciation
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Definition of "stab"
Pronunciation: /stæb/
Noun
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An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
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A wound made by stabbing.
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Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
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An attempt.
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Criticism.
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A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.Example: "a horn stab"
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A bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.
Verb
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To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.Example: "If you stab him in the heart he won't live long enough to retaliate."
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To thrust in a stabbing motion.Example: "to stab a dagger into a person"
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To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).Example: "He stabbed at my face with the twig but luckily kept missing my eyes."
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To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).Example: "The snow from the blizzard was stabbing at my face as I skied down the mountain."
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To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.Example: "to stab a person's reputation"
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To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.
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To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.