1. (

• knife ,
• stab ,

) use a knife on; "The victim was knifed to death" ;

2. (

• stab ,
• jab ,

) stab or pierce; "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife" ;

3. (

• jab ,
• prod ,
• stab ,
• poke ,
• dig ,

) poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs" ;

1. (

• stabbing ,
• wounding

) causing physical or especially psychological injury; "a stabbing remark"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty" ;

2. (

• cutting ,
• keen ,
• knifelike ,
• piercing ,
• stabbing ,
• lancinate ,
• lancinating

) painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain" ;