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has a stab

has a stab is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have a stab.

Meaning of have a stab

Verb

have a stab (third-person singular simple present has a stab, present participle having a stab, simple past and past participle had a stab)

  1. (idiomatic) To make an attempt, a try.

Questions about has a stab

What is has a stab the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has a stab is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have a stab.

Words near has a stab in the dictionary

  1. has a seat
  2. has a shit
  3. has a short memory
  4. has a sixpenny bit up one's backside
  5. has a snootful
  6. has a stab
  7. has a tantrum
  8. has a thick head
  9. has a thin time of it
  10. has a thing going on
  11. has a tiger by the tail

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