A quick thrusting movement, as of a knife or finger
An act of stabbing
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: despair by making them feel too deeply the poverty of the first attempt; how to take down the vanity of these, by making them see how frothy is all that fine writing, without giving a deadly "stab" to their natural and rightful self-appreciation, - is a very difficult thing
A thrust with a knife or other pointed weapon
A sudden sharp pain, or sensation of pain
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence:, nor tastes of food, Till from his cheerless solitude, The exulting voice of balmy spring, The sullen hermit forth shall bring; But can the soul, that slumbers never, Live on, when hope has fled for ever; -- When homage, stab in her young bosom, Has witheringly been reft, And faith, like a torch, is trodden out, That on the mountain of his fate, He may be left, as other men, To find, at morn and noon, no place To call his own, no spot to rest, Where, shivering, cold, and weak, he 'll stab His numbered days, and taste of death! 5 years ago
A thrust with a knife or other pointed weapon
A sudden sharp pain
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: * * * * And yet, melancholy to relate, we find this avowed Christian, the author of New Themes,'instead of sharing the indignation which we should suppose a Christian would feel at such an insult to Christians and such a "stab" to Christianity, we find him making light of it, and even, so far as one can, judging the actors by their works, and the work by its author
A wound made by stabbing
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: the rashness to bethink them of a tour among the North American Indians; and may perhaps serve to explain how it happens, that a country where men gouge, and "stab", and shoot, and play the regulator,'should have policed cities, and well dressed, cleanly, honest people, with industry and frugality
An attack with a knife or other pointed weapon
A wound made by stabbing
An act of stabbing
A sudden or violent thrust with a knife or other pointed weapon into a person's body, or a wound inflicted by such a thrust
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: A scene of confusion followed, the table was overturned, Rizzio received a "stab", was seized, dragged out of the closet through the bed-room into the anteroom, and then left near the outer door, weltering in his blood, having been dispatched by the third or fourth "stab" he received
A wound caused by a stabbing
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: When the burglar will enter the dwelling-when the assassin will stabwhen the knave will defraud-when the dishonest will deny or evade the obligations of his contract-neither can be foreseen nor foreknown; for if foreseen or foreknown, the entry of the burglar, the stab of the assassin, the fraud of the knave, or the evasion of the dishonest can not be prevented, and the damage may as well be done as well after as before the warning
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: We trembled then, at the deep death-note Pealed from the panting bull-dog's throat, -- The flash, -- the echo and the smoke, -- The yell, -- the "stab", -- the sabre stroke, -- The musket shot, -- the cannon's roar, -- The rattle of hoofs, the flash and the foam, As they troop by, rank on rank, to the death-struggle's tomb! But these are the sounds of the valiant few, Of those who in the van of battle press, And with their hearts bleeding, their eyeballs loose, Roll on the ground in the death-agony's stress
A sudden painful feeling as if being stabbed
A wound produced by a stabbing motion, or a weapon used to produce such a wound
An act of stabbing
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: Mr. Webster had now recovered his composure, and fixing his keen eye on the Chief Justice, said, in that deep tone with which he sometimes thrilled the heart of an audience " Sir, I know not how others may feel,'(glancing at the opponents of the College, ) 'but I do feel, that I have a right to ask of you, as the representative of the people of Georgia, whether you will give me an opportunity of stating my reasons, in support of the proposition to which I have had the honor to give my name, for the establishment of a college at the seat of government
Make a stabbing attack or movement
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: All grasp at gold to squander and abuse Its power, at once rapacious and profuse, Bulls, bears, sneak off, like Schuyler in disgrace, But other swindlers fill the abandoned place; Extremes of want and wasteful luxury meet, Banks stab at sky-high rates, and gamblers greet With nervous smiles, and feverish hearts, the bet
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: He would sooner forgive thee a "stab" at his throat than a flout upon his understanding, as indeed, would most men, those in especial who have the ambition of greatness without its soul, and better love the attributes which follow achievement, than the difficult paths and chastening influences of true greatness
A wound produced by a stab
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: Assassination; murder; malicious "stabbing" or maiming; rape; malicious assault and battery; robbery; theft; the wanton desecration of churches, cemeteries or other religious edifices and fixtures, and the destruction, except by order of a court of law, of private property, are crimes
A sudden attack or criticism
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: The account of him concluded as follows: " Thus, by a fatal "stab" in the back, we lost the best man in the ship -- honest to his last farthing; true to his last word; brave as Julius Csar; and tender-hearted as a woman. '' The `` stab in the back '' was the treachery of Judas Iscariot
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: The point was reached, from which it was customary to hurl the tremendous volley of ponderous steel-headed pila, which invariably preceded the sword charge of the legions, and for the most part threw the first rank of the enemy into confusion, and left them an easy conquest to the stab of the Roman point
A wound produced by a sharp instrument or a pointed weapon, by a thrust or a stab with such an instrument or weapon
A stab wound
A wound made by stabbing
To pierce with a sharp instrument
To pierce or stab ( someone or something ). See usage note below
An attempt to damage or undermine something
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: a small process, which, whether by the name of "stab" or shot, was productive only of a momentary spasm, for, though as fully persuaded of the soul's immortality as the best of us, the unhappy girl, like all young free-thinkers, was at the same time persuaded that it was the soul's business to be happy, and to make the most of this world, before it went out of the window for good
An attack, either verbal or physical
A sharp pain or pang, as from a knife or other pointed instrument
An attempt to inflict a wound with a knife or other pointed weapon, especially a sudden or impulsive one in anger or panic
A thrust with a knife, sword, or other pointed weapon
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: Their train, following closely after them, had all entered into the defile, the last of them having already passed the abutment nearest to Rome, when a loud shout arose from either side the bridge; and from the thickets and gardens at each extremity forth rushed a stab in quest of the travellers
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: Wit implies hatred or contempt of folly and crime, produces its effects by brisk shocks of surprise, uses the whip of scorpions and the branding-iron, "stabs", stings, pinches, tortures, goads, teases, corrodes, undermines; it is the sharp, shrill, bitter, keen, remorseless, incisive voice of the judge
An attack or criticism, especially a backhanded one
A wound produced by stabbing
A thrust with a knife, sword, or other pointed weapon
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: with deadly passion, they rush together armed with long knives and loaded guns pointed with daggers, and after firing at each other's hearts, cut, hack and "stab", until half of their number lie gasping in the agonies of death -- to call this " a splendid spectacle of heroism and devotion! '' how the heroes must have laughed at such a `` splendid spectacle '' as they " fought '' the girls! how the girls must have shrieked as they were `` stabbed '' and `` hacked '' by the maddened youths! but we are told the girls were `` quite equal '' to the men -- so we must suppose they were `` quite equal '' to those who were `` quite drunk '' as we are told the men were
A stabbing
A wound produced by a stabbing motion, or a weapon used to produce such a wound
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: I *'imagine that this dark hint took its origin from one of " my Notes in'The Giaour,'in which I said that the coun " tenance of a person dying by "stabs" retained the character " of ferocity, or of the particular passion " that had animated him in life
A thrust with a knife, sword, or other pointed weapon
To pierce with a sharp instrument
To pierce with a stabbing instrument, or with a sharp point
An attack or criticism, especially a backhanded one
A thrust with a knife or other pointed weapon
A stab wound
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: said Villafana, with some such look as that which had appalled Juan, when he walked with him over the meadows beyond the city: " For, if thou dost, know then, that I make my promise to the infernal fiend, to broil with him a thousand years, before I stab thee in the back
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: How his eyes flashed -- how his deep tones rung through the chamber, as he uttered words like these: -- " These facts -- (the long recital of galling wrongs) -- have given the last "stab" to agonizing affection, and manly spirit bids me here proclaim, in the name of the imperiled, the wrongs of the past, and the claims of the future! ''
A thrust with a knife or other pointed weapon
To thrust a pointed weapon ( such as a knife or sword ) into someone or something
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: Were there in't A face of justice -- But to see my rights Slighted and trampled by a "stabbing" ruffian, A father's favor poisoned by the breath Of an old visionary; be left blank, Because I scorn to flatter, and protest, That such an age as this could produce A good man, let the world stab itself
A sudden feeling or pang, especially of a negative emotion such as fear or guilt
An act of wounding or killing someone with a knife or other pointed weapon
A sudden or violent thrust with a knife or other pointed weapon into a person's body or flesh, intended to wound or kill by piercing the skin and organs beneath
An act of stabbing
To pierce with a sharp instrument
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: Those civil wars, by which the Spanish- American republics have been so much distracted, another severe "stab", not merely at the theory of the equal rights of man, but at the idea of the capacity of mankind for self-government, have been almost entirely occasioned by the ambition of the different sections of the American people to control the destiny of the whole American nation
A stab wound
A thrust with a knife, sword, or other pointed weapon
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: Of an impulsive and passionate nature, she had fortified herself to encounter the stings and venomous "stabs" of public contumely, wreaking itself in every variety of insult; but there was a quality so much more terrible in the solemn mood of the popular mind, as it now manifested itself, that she felt her courage utterly failing her
A thrust with a pointed weapon such as a knife or sword
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: He had one white foot behind, and a broad white blaze on his face, across which there was a large seam, evidently the scar of a long and severe broadsword cut; in his fore-shoulder there was another mark as of a "stab" with a lance or sharp spear
A sudden or violent thrust with a knife or other pointed weapon into the body of another person
A wound produced by stabbing
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: In long ranks, like grass in the mower's swathes, the rebel warriors lay, with their grim faces, and glazed eyes, set in that terrible expression of ferocity which is always observed on the lineaments of those who have died from wounds inflicted by a "stabbing" instrument
A critical remark or comment, intended to wound
A sudden pain or sharp sensation, as if caused by a stabbing motion
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: Mr. Webster had now recovered his composure, and fixing his keen eye on the Chief Justice, said, in that deep tone with which he sometimes thrilled the heart of an audience " Sir, I know not how others may feel,'(glancing at the opponents of the College, ) 'but I do feel, that I have a right to ask of you, as the representative of the people of Georgia, whether you will give me an opportunity of stating my reasons, in support of the proposition to which I have had the honor to give my name, for the establishment of a college at the seat of government
To be able to be inserted into something
An act of wounding or killing someone with a knife or other pointed weapon, especially in a public place
A thrust with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument
A wound made by stabbing
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: For answering with "stab" and yell The challenge of the sentinel Who from foul shame an Indian spared, End note: 1Kb Mad with deep draughts of liquid fire, When whip was raised, and back was bared, By calming Yonnondio's hot desire
A sudden sharp pain, as if caused by a stabbing sensation
A sudden, sharp pain
A sudden sharp pain
A stab wound
A sudden, quick thrust, as with a knife or sword
A wound made by stabbing
A critical remark or question, especially one that is perceived as hurtful
A sudden sharp pain
A sudden sharp pain or sensation as if caused by a stabbing motion
A sudden attack or attempt to wound or kill someone with a knife or other pointed weapon
Wield or use a knife or sword in a thrusting manner
A sudden sharp pain or sensation, as if caused by a stabbing motion
A sharp pain or sensation like a stabbing pain or sensation
A thrust with a knife, sword, or other pointed weapon
Cause a sudden, sharp pain in ( a part of the body )
A wound made by stabbing
A sudden sharp pain or sensation as if caused by a stabbing motion
An attempt to do or achieve something, especially something difficult or new
A wound made by stabbing
A sudden sharp feeling of pain
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: A KEENING SOUND builds to a wail- - THUD- LINCOLN JOLTS as something hits his shoulder, catching him off-balance, a "stab" of pain keeling him onto the rail - CLANG - LINCOLN SLUMPS INTO THE RAIL, PAIN WASHING OVER HIM, A Dull, Stabbing, Searing PAIN
A sudden sharp pain or sensation
An attempt, especially a half-hearted one
A throw from the infield to an infielder at another base in an attempt to put out a runner
A sudden sharp pain
A sudden, sharp pain
An attempt to achieve something, or to take credit for something
A sudden sharp pain or sensation
A sudden, sharp sensation, likened to a stabbing pain
A sudden or vigorous thrust, or attempt at it
An attempt
A sudden sharp pain or sensation
An attempt, especially at something difficult
A wound produced by a stabbing
A sudden feeling of a particular emotion
An act of stabbing someone
An attempt, an effort
A wound produced by a stabbing
Sharp, pointed, and thrusting in shape or movement
Cause a sudden sharp pain in ( a part of the body )
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: There you prayed over him with those black hats and robes on, undressed the frightened child, and began to stab him in certain places, twelve "stabs" first, then another making thirteen wounds -- thirteen each in the region of the heart, on the neck, from which the blood flows to the heart, and on the arms, from which the blood flows to the hands
An attempt
Write or draw with quick, short thrusts of the pen or pencil
A sudden pain
A sudden sharp pain or sensation, as if caused by a stabbing motion
An attempt to understand or do something, especially one that is imperfect or incomplete
A thrusting object or part
A wound made by stabbing
A sharp pain or sensation as if caused by a stabbing motion
A sudden sharp pain or sensation as if caused by a stabbing motion
A sudden sharp pain or sensation as if caused by a stabbing motion
An act of stabbing
A sharp pain
A sudden sharp pain
An attempt, especially an ineffectual one
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: with his glasses and braces, this bed-wetter and sobber in his sleep, worried at age eight about his diet and already seeing a therapist, toward this small bundle of bones and anxieties, not at all the sort of grandchild he would ever have imagined having, Bernstein, a grandparent, stabs at humor and tenderness
A sudden, sharp pain
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: He was barefooted, of course, and carried in his hands only two things: his massive shield almost as tall as himself and pure white, except for a small black dot in the middle; and his "stabbing" assegai with haft two feet long and iron in the point
A wound made by stabbing
Cause sudden, intense pain in ( a part of the body )
A sudden pain or sharp sensation, especially in the back
To thrust the finger ( or another pointed object ) forward quickly
An attempt, especially a tentative or half-hearted one
Pain like a sharp point being thrust into a part of the body
A thrust at someone or something with a knife or other pointed weapon
A sudden sharp pain in a part of the body
A sudden, sharp pain
A sharp pain
An attempt, a try
A thrust with a knife or other pointed weapon
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: Sure, I had felt "Stabs" of Envy (as any other Mortal Soul bath done), but always I seem'd to know that all the divers Destinies ofp284Humankind have their own Pains as well as their own Pleasures, and e'en the very stab of Envy in my Breast was a Pleasure, compared to the Pains of Torment, that were the lot of the just Man, of the just but Unhappy Man! How oft have I, in Affect, / With Envy stab 'd my own Heart? How oft / With Torment, and with Care? But now I see / A World of Suffering, and a World of Woe
A sudden sharp pain
An attempt to do or achieve something, especially a tentative or half-hearted one
A sudden, sharp pain or sensation, as if caused by a stabbing motion
An act of stabbing
A thrusting movement, especially with a knife or other pointed weapon
Painful as if caused by a stabbing motion
An attempt to find or retrieve something, especially using a knife as a tool
An attempt to do or achieve something, especially a determined or courageous attempt
An act of wounding or piercing with a knife, sword, or other pointed instrument
An attempt to do or achieve something, especially when unskilful or unsuccessful
An attempt, especially a last-ditch effort
An attempt, a try
A thrusting motion, or the act of thrusting
A sharp pain or sensation like a stab, especially one caused by a sharp or pointed object
Pierce or inject with a hypodermic needle or other sharp object
A sharp pain
An attempt, a try
An act of stabbing
A wound made by stabbing
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: Their potted "stab" at tropical drama could not alter our long-held opinion that nature must surely he more subdued and self-effacing in this part of town than anywhere else on the planet; leaf and branch always wear a vaguely neurotic air when they show up here, as they do in most other places we have seen them
A sudden sharp pain
A thrusting movement or gesture
A sudden or brief thrust or stab of a pointed object or of light or shadow
An act of wounding or killing by stabbing
A sudden, sharp pain or sensation as if caused by a stabbing motion
An attempt
A sudden sharp pain or sensation as if caused by a stabbing motion
Please provide a concise definition for the meaning of the word "stab" in the following sentence: In a close-fitting dress of flamboyantdesign, all dolled up in a blond Hollywood wig, and swinging a gaudy handbag and hips, she had given herself away by making a brilliant one-handed "stab" on a near-miss home run lifted foul by a fan in the front row
An attempt, effort or attack, especially a half-hearted one
A thrusting movement, as with a knife or finger
An attempt
A guess
