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To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
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If you stab him in the heart he won't live long enough to retaliate.
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To thrust in a stabbing motion.
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to stab a dagger into a person
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To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).
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He stabbed at my face with the twig but luckily kept missing my eyes.
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To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).
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The snow from the blizzard was stabbing at my face as I skied down the mountain.
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To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.
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to stab a person's reputation
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To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.
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To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.