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jab definition

jab (jab)

transitive verb, intransitive verb jabbed, jabbing jab′·bing

  1. to poke or thrust, as with a sharp instrument
  2. to punch with short, straight blows

Etymology: var. of job

noun

a quick thrust, blow, or punch

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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