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I went to drama school and, after that, went to Paris to train at a place called Ecole Philippe Gaulier. When I came home, I realised I'd have to have a serious stab at it. I didn't have an agent and didn't have the traditional drama school showcase, so I started a comedy group with a couple of friends.
Mathew Baynton

Meaning of "stab" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STAB

From stabbe stab wound; probably related to Middle English stob stick.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STAB

stab  [stæb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STAB

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stab is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb stab in English.

WHAT DOES STAB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stab in the English dictionary

The first definition of stab in the dictionary is to pierce or injure with a sharp pointed instrument. Other definition of stab is to pierce or wound. Stab is also when intr, often foll by at to make a thrust ; jab.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO STAB

PRESENT

Present
I stab
you stab
he/she/it stabs
we stab
you stab
they stab
Present continuous
I am stabbing
you are stabbing
he/she/it is stabbing
we are stabbing
you are stabbing
they are stabbing
Present perfect
I have stabbed
you have stabbed
he/she/it has stabbed
we have stabbed
you have stabbed
they have stabbed
Present perfect continuous
I have been stabbing
you have been stabbing
he/she/it has been stabbing
we have been stabbing
you have been stabbing
they have been stabbing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I stabbed
you stabbed
he/she/it stabbed
we stabbed
you stabbed
they stabbed
Past continuous
I was stabbing
you were stabbing
he/she/it was stabbing
we were stabbing
you were stabbing
they were stabbing
Past perfect
I had stabbed
you had stabbed
he/she/it had stabbed
we had stabbed
you had stabbed
they had stabbed
Past perfect continuous
I had been stabbing
you had been stabbing
he/she/it had been stabbing
we had been stabbing
you had been stabbing
they had been stabbing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will stab
you will stab
he/she/it will stab
we will stab
you will stab
they will stab
Future continuous
I will be stabbing
you will be stabbing
he/she/it will be stabbing
we will be stabbing
you will be stabbing
they will be stabbing
Future perfect
I will have stabbed
you will have stabbed
he/she/it will have stabbed
we will have stabbed
you will have stabbed
they will have stabbed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been stabbing
you will have been stabbing
he/she/it will have been stabbing
we will have been stabbing
you will have been stabbing
they will have been stabbing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would stab
you would stab
he/she/it would stab
we would stab
you would stab
they would stab
Conditional continuous
I would be stabbing
you would be stabbing
he/she/it would be stabbing
we would be stabbing
you would be stabbing
they would be stabbing
Conditional perfect
I would have stab
you would have stab
he/she/it would have stab
we would have stab
you would have stab
they would have stab
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been stabbing
you would have been stabbing
he/she/it would have been stabbing
we would have been stabbing
you would have been stabbing
they would have been stabbing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you stab
we let´s stab
you stab
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to stab
Past participle
stabbed
Present Participle
stabbing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STAB


backstab
ˈbækˌstæb
Cantab.
kænˈtæb
liquitab
ˈlɪkwɪˌtæb
pull-tab
ˈpʊlˌtæb
tab
tæb

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STAB

stab in the back
stab kick
stab pass
stab wound
Stabat Mater
stabbed
stabber
stabbing
stabbingly
stabilate
stabile
stabilisator
stabilities
stability
stability and growth pact
stability pact
stabilization
stabilizator
stabilize

WORDS THAT END LIKE STAB

Aintab
Arab
Bab
cab
crab
dab
fab
gab
grab
hijab
jab
jilbab
kab
kebab
lab
Punjab
rehab
sab
slab
trim tab

Synonyms and antonyms of stab in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STAB»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «stab» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of stab
ache · attempt · bayonet · crack · cut · endeavour · essay · gash · go · gore · impale · incision · injure · jab · knife · lunge · pang · pierce · poke · prick · prod · puncture · rent · run through · shot · spear · stick · thrust · transfix · try · twinge · wound

Translation of «stab» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STAB

Find out the translation of stab to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stab from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stab» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

刺伤
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apuñalar
570 millions of speakers

English

stab
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَطْعَنُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

колоть
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apunhalar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ছুরি মারা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poignarder
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menikam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stechen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

突き刺す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

찌르다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stab
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குத்துவது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भोसकणे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bıçaklama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

accoltellare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pchnąć nożem
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

заколоти
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a înjunghia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαχαιρώνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

steek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

knivhugga
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stikke
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stab

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STAB»

The term «stab» is very widely used and occupies the 18.547 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STAB» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «stab» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «stab» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stab

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10 QUOTES WITH «STAB»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stab.
1
Mathew Baynton
I went to drama school and, after that, went to Paris to train at a place called Ecole Philippe Gaulier. When I came home, I realised I'd have to have a serious stab at it. I didn't have an agent and didn't have the traditional drama school showcase, so I started a comedy group with a couple of friends.
2
Gary Coleman
I don't have any friends and don't have any intention of making any. People will stab you in the back, mistreat you, talk about me behind your back, steal from you. And they're not really your friends. They're only there because you're a celebrity or because they want to get something from you.
3
Sloane Crosley
Are there moments when I see unrequited crushes or ex-boyfriends slow dancing with their dates and kind of want to stab myself in the spleen with a salad fork? Yeah, sure.
4
Jonathan Davis
Real friends stab you in the front.
5
Zoey Deutch
I feel naked without my rings, and don't like walking out of the house without them, even if they do tear half of my sweaters and stab my friends in the eye.
6
Aaron Douglas
I grew up playing hockey and some football, and I always think about the first time you walk into the locker room on a new team. The cliques are looking at you funny, and you make one friend, but then they're trying to stab you in the back.
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Kyan Douglas
I'm all for guys being butch and guys being men. I identify with that and appreciate that. But if I'm going to stab my gay brother in the back who isn't butch and who maybe acts a little bit more effeminate, what good is that?
8
Vera Farmiga
Someone once told me that religion is like a knife: You can stab someone with it, or you can slice bread with it.
9
Anne Fortier
I'm from Europe, and I was very aware that there are a lot of literature snobs - especially in Europe. As soon as something becomes a success, it has to be bad, and then they'll do everything they can to stab it to death.
10
Fred Gwynne
I decided to take a stab at acting. I entered the American Academy of Dramatic Art, where one teacher told me I'd never make it - I was too tall.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STAB»

Discover the use of stab in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stab and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Forensic Pathology, Second Edition
Rare cases have been reported involving wood splinters in a tornado. Stab Wounds by Anatomical Location Most fatal stab wounds are located in the left chest region. Among a number of explanations is that most people are right handed and, ...
Dominick DiMaio, Vincent J.M. DiMaio, M.D., 2001
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Stab Proof Scarecrows
A memoir looking at policing in the UK from a trainee’s perspective.
Lance Manley, 2010
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Forensic Pathology: Principles and Practice
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF A KNIFE 144 ANATOMY OF A STAB WOUND 144 Single-edge 144 Double-edge 144 Serrated 144 Scissors 144 NOTANDA ABOUT STAB WOUNDS 146 Wound track 147 Depth of stab wound 147 Direction of the ...
David Dolinak, Evan Matshes, Emma O. Lew, 2005
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Emergency Procedures and Techniques
Abdominal stab wound exploration combined with peritoneal lavage increases the diagnostic accuracy of peritoneal lavage. ... Currently, a number of centers advocate observation in patients with abdominal stab wounds with or without ...
Robert Rutha Simon, Barry E. Brenner, 2002
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Venous Disorders
STAB PHLEBECTOMY For many years, there was no Category I code to report this common venous procedure. Realizing this problem, the SVS Health Policy Committee submitted a coding proposal with three levels of magnitude. Originally  ...
Melina R. Kibbe, William H. Pearce, James S. T. Yao, 2010
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A Wild Stab for It: This Is Game Eight from Russia
A. Wild. Stab. for. It. We all know what happened after Cournoyerės tying goal and Mahovlichės rescueÉ But there were other moments that came before Hendersonėsć secondbeautythatinformedthe gameės remarkable conclusionÉ ...
Dave Bidini, 2012
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PVC Degradation & Stabilization
1 Wypych, G., Handbook of Material Weathering, 4th Ed., ChemTec Publishing, Toronto 2008. 2 Benavides, R.; Castillo, B. M.; Castaneda, A. O.; Lopez, G. M.; Arias, G., Polym. Deg. Stab., 73, 3, 417-423,2001. 3 Castillo, F.; Martinez, G.; Sastre, ...
George Wypych, 2008
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Nazi Paris: The History of an Occupation, 1940-1944
MBF, Verwaltungs-Stab, Abt. Verwaltung, V pol to MVB A, B, C, and Kommandant von Gross-Paris, 17 March 1942, ibid. 15. Kommandant von Gross-Paris, Kommando-Stab to Schaumburg, 18 July 1941, AN Paris, AJ40, 897. GFP, “ Bericht ...
Allan Mitchell, 2013
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Essentials of Autopsy Practice: Recent Advances, Topics and ...
Damage to an external carotid artery has been reported after an intra-oral stab wound101 and somewhat surprisingly, full recovery - without neurological deficit - has been described following complete transection of a common carotid artery ...
Guy N. Rutty, 2004
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Forensic Pathology for Police, Death Investigators, ...
When correlating a stab wound to the corresponding knife blade, it is important to keep track of the nomenclature of the blade and the wound. The blade itself has a measurable length, a measurable width, and a measurable thickness.
Joseph A. Prahlow, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STAB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stab is used in the context of the following news items.
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Mother, baby critically stabbed in West Oak Lane
A mother and her young daughter were stabbed and left critically wounded in ... The mother was taken to Einstein Medical Center with multiple stab wounds to ... «6abc.com, Jul 15»
2
Man accused in Toronto stabbing rampage said victims deserved …
A man who went on a stabbing rampage at a Toronto office while being fired told officers arresting him that his victims deserved the attack, his trial heard this ... «CityNews, Jul 15»
3
Charges laid in connection to Stampede Park midway stabbing
Two people suffering from stab wounds were located at the scene of the fight. One of the injured was in critical condition and transported by ambulance to the ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
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Suspect charged in fatal stabbing
Peel Regional Police have charged a suspect after a 61-year-old man was fatally stabbed in Brampton. Jermaine Wood, 29, of Brampton, faces a murder charge ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
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Bradford man arrested over Nadia Khan stabbing in 'domestic incident'
Nadia Khan and her unborn child died after she was stabbed in the chest at her home ... They believed to have been in the house when the stabbing took place. «Daily Mail, Jun 15»
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Queensland father allegedly stabbed to death by ex-girlfriend
June 07, 2015: A young father embroiled in a love triangle has been stabbed to ... after walking into a Caboolture service station with apparent stab wounds. «9news.com.au, Jun 15»
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Jury Convicts Dustin Diamond Of Misdemeanors In Stabbing
The jury's verdict came just hours after the 38-year-old actor testified that he never intended to stab anyone in the fight last Christmas Day. He had pleaded not ... «CBS Local, May 15»
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“He wouldn't hurt a fly,” said Easter.
Ferreira said he kept replaying the stabbing in his mind over the weekend, thinking what he could have done differently. He remembers running over to help ... «London Free Press, May 15»
9
Cary man charged with using a sword to stab Husky to death
Authorities said the 13-month-old Husky named "Koda" was tied to a tree when it was stabbed. Hagler owned the dog. Investigators said it had apparently bitten ... «WTVD-TV, May 15»
10
Two men arrested over fatal Limerick stabbing
It is believed the victim suffered a number of stab wounds. Investigating officers have dismissed reports that the victim was fatally injured after he intervened in a ... «RTE.ie, May 15»

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