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Meanings of stab in anglès

català
ganivetada
espanyol
tajo

A strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument.

ganivetada
portuguès
bater
català
picar
espanyol
picar

Poke or thrust abruptly.

picar
portuguès
chute

Informal words for any attempt or effort.

chute
portuguès
aferroar
català
acoltellar

Use a knife on.

acoltellar
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Examples for "knife"
Examples for "knife"
1
In Cape Town, the water supply situation is teetering on a knife-edge.
The South African
2
I remember some trouble not so long ago: someone pulled a knife.
Arctic chill
3
The knife wasn't large; I think maybe he used a box cutter.
Radio NZ
4
She reached with her right hand and easily pulled the knife free.
An ordinary decent criminal
5
Even the way he held his butter knife suggested some new authority.
Ladder of years: a novel
Usage of stab in anglès
1
Captain October also revealed that Curran had indeed suffered fatal stab wounds.
The South African
2
Is your new hand especially designed to stab people in the back?
The hunchback assignments
3
According to survivors' accounts, the four suffered stab wounds before they escaped.
Radio NZ
4
I wanted to stab him through the heart right there and then.
A quiet vendetta
5
She felt a keen kinship, a stab of hope for his success.
Indivisible
6
He didn't believe me, he thought I was going to stab him.
Phoenix noir
7
They didn't even have the weapons left to stab our two friends.
Orb Sceptre Throne
8
The tone of the words showed the stab to feeling and self-love.
Marriage à la mode
9
Roark ran to the door, and received another stab in the back.
The Anti-Slavery Examiner, Part 3 of 4
10
Of the five people hurt, three needed hospital treatment for stab wounds.
News.com.au
11
The report woke the girl as with the stab of a knife.
Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts: A Book of Stories
12
The hostage, whom he had just started to stab, was seriously injured.
The Irish Times
13
For a stab in the dark Cristobal Ramos is not the man.
Dona Perfecta
14
Results from a postmortem last night revealed the body had stab wounds.
The Irish Times
15
When the next stab of pain came he couldn't stand any longer.
One night stands & lost weekends
16
Five patients with stab wounds, all Hasidic, were transported to local hospitals.
News.com.au
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Stab through the time
Stab across language varieties
Ireland
Common
Australia
Common
New Zealand
Common
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