jab

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʒæb/

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• Rhymes: -æb

Noun

jab (plural jabs)

1. A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
   • 1952, Bernard Malamud, The Natural, Chapter 9,

     He tore in for the ball, make a running jab for it and held it.

2. (boxing) A short straight punch.
   • 2011 December 18, Ben Dirs, “Carl Froch outclassed by dazzling Andre Ward”, in BBC Sport‎^[1]:

     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. (British) A medical injection.

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

4. (British) A vaccination, whether or not delivered via conventional injection.
   • 2017 June 28, Michelle Roberts, “Painless flu jab patch for people scared of injections”, in BBC News‎^[2]:

     A 'painless' sticking plaster flu jab that delivers vaccine into the skin has passed important safety tests in the first trial in people.

5. (US, figurative) A verbal annoyance.

Derived terms

• jabby

Translations

quick stab

• Bulgarian: рязък удар m (rjazǎk udar)
• Estonian: piste (et), torge
• Finnish: pisto (fi), sohaisu, tökkäys
• Georgian: დარტყმა (darṭq̇ma), ჩარტყმა (čarṭq̇ma), წიხლი (ka) (c̣ixli), პანღური (ṗanɣuri)
• Irish: sáiteán m, sonc m
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• Norwegian: stikk (no)
• Russian: уда́р (ru) m (udár), толчо́к (ru) m (tolčók) (push), пино́к (ru) m (pinók) (kick), джеб (ru) m (džeb) (boxing)
• Spanish: golpe abrupto m

(boxing) a short straight punch

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Bulgarian: прав удар m (prav udar)
• Dutch: stoot (nl), stomp (nl), por (nl)
• French: jab (fr) m
• German: please add this translation if you can
• Irish: smitín m, dorn m, buille m
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
• Korean: please add this translation if you can
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• Polish: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: direto (pt) m, cruzado (pt) m, jab (pt) m (MMA)
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: directo (es) m
• Swedish: jabb c
• Thai: หมัดหน้า, หมัดแย็บ
• Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can

medical injection

• Bulgarian: инжекция (bg) f (inžekcija)
• Dutch: prik (nl) m or f
• Finnish: ruiske, pistos (fi), piikki (fi)
• French: piqûre (fr) f, injection (fr) f
• Irish: instealladh m
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• Norwegian: stikk (no)
• Portuguese: pica (pt) f, injecção (pt) f, injeção (pt) f
• Russian: уко́л (ru) m (ukól)
• Spanish: pinchazo m

a verbal annoyance

• Finnish: piikki (fi), pisto (fi), sivallus
• French: pique (fr)
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• Spanish: pulla (es) f

Verb

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

• Bulgarian: мушкам (bg) (muškam), ръгам (bg) (rǎgam), пробождам (bg) (proboždam)
• Estonian: torkima
• Finnish: tökätä (fi), tökkäistä, survaista
• Irish: prioc, sonc a thabhairt do, priocadh a thabhairt do, sáigh (with a finger, tool, etc.), dírigh (with a finger, tool, etc.)
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• Russian: пырну́ть (ru) pf (pyrnútʹ) (with a knife), пихну́ть (ru) pf (pixnútʹ), ткнуть (ru) (tknutʹ)
• Spanish: golpear (es)

to deliver a quick punch

• Armenian: please add this translation if you can
• Dutch: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: pistää (fi), sohaista
• French: jaber (fr)
• Georgian: დარტყმა (darṭq̇ma)
• German: please add this translation if you can
• Irish: smitín a thabhairt
• Japanese: please add this translation if you can
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• Korean: please add this translation if you can
• Polish: please add this translation if you can
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: уда́рить (ru) pf (udáritʹ)
• Spanish: please add this translation if you can
• Swedish: jabba
• Ukrainian: please add this translation if you can

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Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from English job.

Noun

jab m (genitive singular jab, nominative plural jabanna)

1. job, piece of work
2. post, employment

Declension

Declension of jab

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative jab jabanna Vocative a jab a jabanna Genitive jab jabanna Dative jab jabanna

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an jab na jabanna Genitive an jab na jabanna Dative leis an jab don jab leis na jabanna

Derived terms

• jabaire m (“(cattle-)jobber”)

References

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “jab”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English jab.

Noun

jab m (uncountable)

1. jab (boxing punch)

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Spanish

Noun

jab m (plural jabs)

1. (boxing) jab