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jab
has definitions from the fields of sport,boxing
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[ verb ] (boxing) strike or punch quick and short blows
Used in print (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)Through the swathings of terror , she jabbed deceit 's sharp point - Amy would be reborn , a new child , with new parents , living under new circumstances . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
Examples "he warned me with a jab with his finger" "he made a thrusting motion with his fist" Used in print (Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)Suddenly the Spanish became an English in which only one word emerged with clarity and precision , `` son_of_a_bitch '' , sometimes hyphenated by vicious jabs of a beer_bottle into Johnson 's quivering ribs . |
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[ noun ] (sport,boxing) a quick short straight punch
Used in print (Peter Field, Rattlesnake Ridge....)Cobb unleashed a single powerful jab that sent Gyp reeling wildly and crashing down with a whining groan . Related terms |
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