jab

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /dʒæb/, X-SAMPA: /dZ{b/
• Rhymes: -æb

Noun

jab (plural jabs)

1. A quick stab or blow
2. (boxing) A short straight punch.
   • 2011 December 18, Ben Dirs, “Carl Froch outclassed by dazzling Andre Ward”, BBC Sport:

     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.

3. (UK) A medical injection.

   Our dog was exposed to rabies, so the whole family went to a clinic to get our jabs.

4. (US, figuratively) A verbal annoyance.

Derived terms

• jabby

Translations

quick stab

• Finnish: pisto (fi), sohaisu (fi), tökkäys (fi)

• Spanish: golpe abrupto (es) m

medical injection

• Dutch: prik (nl) m and f
• Finnish: ruiske (fi), pistos (fi), piikki (fi)

• Portuguese: pica (pt) f, injecção (pt) f, injeção (pt) f
• Spanish: pinchazo (es) m

Bothering someone else

• French: pique (fr)

Verb

jab (third-person singular simple present jabs, present participle jabbing, simple past and past participle jabbed)

1. To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
2. To deliver a quick punch.
3. (slang, UK) To give someone an injection

Translations

To poke or thrust abruptly

• Finnish: tökätä (fi), tökkäistä (fi), survaista (fi)

• Spanish: golpear (es)

To deliver a quick punch

• Finnish: pistää (fi), sohaista (fi)

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Etymology

English

Noun

jab m (invariable)

1. jab (boxing punch)

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Lojban

Rafsi

jab

1. rafsi of janbe.