The Collaborative International Dictionary
Stab \Stab\, v. i.
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To give a wound with a pointed weapon; to pierce; to thrust with a pointed weapon.
None shall dare With shortened sword to stab in closer war.
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To wound or pain, as if with a pointed weapon.
She speaks poniards, and every word stabs.
--Shak.To stab at, to offer or threaten to stab; to thrust a pointed weapon at.
Usage examples of "to stab at".
A storm begins over the hilltop before the group led by Darthin even reaches the temple again, and lightning begin to stab at the mace in a furious display that sends the guardians fleeing to the base of the hill to watch in exalted wonder.
She was wallowing in road mud, fighting for breath, and couldn't even see if anyone was running up to stab at her .
Both of the Mountain's men came after him hard, Polliver hacking at his head and shoulders while the Tickler darted in to stab at back and belly.
The sword lifted as if to stab at some shape, some betrayer in the sky.
An instant later the Half man jerked as Aiel arrows pincushioned it, jerked for the moment Mat needed to leap back from the thing as it fell still trying to stab at him, stab at anything.
El saw more than one eye spurt gore or milky liquid and go dark before the madly spinning eye tyrant blasted the shards into drifting smoke with a ray that leapt on to stab at a certain young mage.
Geoffrey pressed the attack, raining cuts and thrusts at her from all sides, keeping her sword too busy parrying to be able to stab at him, for he realized with a sick certainty that the only way he could win was to disarm her.
Behind her, grudgingly, her men gave way--save for a few who ducked around her to stab at the enemy.