noun
- wounds made by piercing with a pointed object
- sudden sharp feelings of pain or emotion
- attempts or tries at something
Usage: informal
verb
- pierces or wounds with a pointed weapon or object
- makes a sudden sharp feeling of pain or emotion
Examples
- He stabs the meat with his fork.
- The cold wind stabs through my jacket.
- The victim had multiple stabs to the chest.
- She felt stabs of guilt about lying.
- I’ll take a few stabs at solving this problem.
- The detective examined the stab wounds carefully.
- Sharp stabs of pain shot through his leg.
- Let me take another stab at explaining this concept.