jab
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
he warned me with a jab with his finger
Types & categories
- gesture hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
poke or thrust abruptly
he jabbed his finger into her ribs
Types & categories
- thrust hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 noun
a quick short straight punch
Types & categories
- punch hypernym
Related & opposite
- jab derivation
Sense 4 verb
strike or punch with quick and short blows
Types & categories
- strike hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 5 noun
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
she gave me a sharp dig in the ribs
Types & categories
- touching hypernym
Related & opposite
- poke derivation
Sense 6 verb
stab or pierce
he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- knife thrust derivation
- stabber derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | poke |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | poke |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | jab |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | throw |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lunge |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | gesture |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | jab |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | jab |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | goad |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | thrust |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | jab |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | punch |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | jab |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | jab |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | strike |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | poke |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | touching |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | knife thrust |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | stabber |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | thrust |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | goad |