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stab

/stæb/verb

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छुरा घोंपना

Core word

verbstabbing, stabbed
  1. 1

    [T]

    to push a sharp, pointed object, especially a knife, into somebody, killing or injuring them

    छुरा घोंपना

    • stabbed in the back
    • She stabbed a fork into the potato to check if it was soft.

    Synonyms knife pierce wound spear

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    an act of stabbing somebody; (informal) an attempt to do something

    घाव; प्रयास

    • have a stab at
    • I had a stab at the puzzle and got the answer.

    Synonyms attempt try go shot

≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

knife pierce wound spear attempt try go shot

“Collocations, idioms and sayings

Stab sb in the back (betray somebody who trusts you), have a stab at (try).

Idioms: stab sb in the back (भरोसा करने वाले को धोखा देना, पीठ में छुरा घोंपना), have a stab at (प्रयास करना)।