Definition of: stab

(stab) v. stabbed, stab·bing v.t.
1. To pierce with a pointed weapon; wound, as with a dagger.
2. To thrust (a dagger, etc.), as into a body.
3. To penetrate; pierce.
—v.i.
4. To thrust or lunge with a knife, sword, etc.
5. To inflict a wound thus. See synonyms under PIERCE.
—noun A thrust made with any pointed weapon. [? <Irish stob push, thrust, fix a stake <stob a stake]
—stab′ber noun