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Synonyms for stab

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

Synonyms for stab

to cause to penetrate with force

a small mark or hole made by a sharp, pointed object

a sensation of physical discomfort occurring as the result of disease or injury

a trying to do or make something

a brief trial

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Synonyms for stab

a sudden sharp feeling

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a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument

informal words for any attempt or effort

use a knife on

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stab or pierce

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poke or thrust abruptly

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(12) Consequently, a blade with a length of less than 3 inches can produce a fatal stab injury, while an adequately sharp instrument of any length can inflict a fatal slash to a sensitive area, such as the neck.
Not long after the stabbing, a man arrived at a police station with a stab wound and was arrested for the attempted murder of the young man.
Earlier in the day, a terrorist was shot and killed after he attempted to stab a group of soldiers near Jalame crossing in the Gilboa.
The suspect reportedly tried to stab the victim in the chest, but the latter managed to move and was stabbed in his left hand instead.
Anthony Warner, prosecuting, said PC Koch was stabbed in the stomach, with several of the blows penetrating his stab vest.
A BAHRAINI was fighting for his life yesterday after suffering multiple stab wounds in a knife attack.
OUT of hours university security staff are wearing stab vests, it has been revealed.
THIS harrowing picture shows paramedics battling to save the life of two stab victims on Thursday.
A female victim and a 19-year-old man had been taken to an area hospital with stab wounds, according to police.
In a separate incident, a 14-year-old was attacked and left lying in the street in Scotswood, Newcastle with a stab wound to his buttocks.
FRONTLINE emergency staff in the region last night called for stab vests to protect them from knife crime.
Scotland Yard said all had stab wounds and that one of the victims was pronounced dead at the scene, while the others were taken to the Royal London Hospital.
Mother-of-two Pauline Smith died of multiple stab wounds at the house she shared with her husband Robert in Stone, Staffordshire.
A 25-year-old man, believed to be the victim's partner, was taken to the hospital with stab wounds.