stabbed

Verb

stab (third-person singular simple present stabs, present participle stabbing, simple past and past participle stabbed)

1. (transitive) To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.
   • If you stab him in the heart he won't live long enough to retaliate.

   Synonyms:

   foin, jab, shiv

2. (transitive) To thrust in a stabbing motion.
   • to stab a dagger into a person
3. (intransitive) To recklessly hit with the tip of a (usually pointed) object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).
   • He stabbed at my face with the twig but luckily kept missing my eyes.
4. (intransitive) To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).
   • The snow from the blizzard was stabbing at my face as I skied down the mountain.
5. (figuratively, transitive) To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.
   • to stab a person's reputation

   Synonyms:

   besmirch, denigrate, assassinate, asperse, backbite, badmouth, befoul, belibel, besmear, bewray

6. (transitive) To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.

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