Reverse Dictionary: STAB

ADJECTIVES
1980 JACKED stabbed, attacked → sl.


NOUNS
1509 YARK → YERK a smart blow or stroke, as of a whip or rod, or of a heaving body falling; a lash, also, the sound of such a blow; the crack of a whip; a heavy thump, a thud; a flogging; a stab → obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
1808 — STUG a stab, a thrust → Sc.
1820 JAB a poke, prod, or stab → colloq. & Eng. dial.
1827 — PUNZIE a prick, a stab → Sc. obs.
1856 YACK a smart blow or stroke; a heavy thump; a flogging; a stab → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1899 — JOB a stab or blow → Amer. dial.


VERBS
..893 OFSTING to kill by a thrust; to pierce, to gore, to stab to death → obs.
1300 BEAR to thrust, pierce, stab a person through the body, or his body through, with a spear, etc. → obs.
1400 DAG to pierce or stab, with or as with a pointed weapon → obs.
1400 JAG to pierce with a sharp instrument; to stab → obs.
1470 ACCLOY to pierce, to stab → rare
1513 DUB to stab as with a dagger; to bring down a club → obs.
1520 YARK → YERK → YIRK to strike smartly, esp. with a rod or whip; to beat, to thrash, to flog, to lash, to stab; to drive with a whip → obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
1593PONIARD to stab, esp. to death, with a poniard (small, slim dagger)
1594 EAT IRON to be stabbed → obs.
1722 — STUG to stab, to pierce with a weapon → Sc.
1725 CHIV → CHIVE to attack with a sharp instrument; to stab; to cut; to slash; used only in regard to an attack upon a human → criminals’ sl.
1773 — JOB to strike, poke, or thrust sharply; to punch; to stab → Amer. dial.
1774 LET DAYLIGHT SHINE THROUGH to shoot or stab, esp. fatally → US sl.
..L18 — LET MOONLIGHT INTO to shoot; to stab → sl.
..L18 — LET THE DAYLIGHT INTO to shoot; to stab → sl.
..L18 — LET THE DAYLIGHT INTO THE LUNCHEON RESERVOIR to shoot; to stab → sl.
..L18 — LET THE DAYLIGHT INTO THE VICTUALLING DEPARTMENT to shoot; to stab → sl.
..L18 — PUT DAYLIGHT THROUGH to shoot; to stab → sl.
1806 DAB to pierce slightly, to stab → Sc.
1830 JAB to poke, prod, stab → colloq. & Eng. dial.
1839 LET DAYLIGHT THROUGH to shoot or stab, esp. fatally → US sl.
1840 KNOCK DAYLIGHT INTO ONE to make a hole in, esp. to stab or shoot; hence, to kill → colloq.
1840 LET DAYLIGHT INTO ONE to make a hole in, esp. to stab or shoot; hence, to kill → colloq.
1871 CARVE → CARVE UP to slash or stab, esp. repeatedly → US sl.
1897 EAT A SWORD to be stabbed → obs. (Bk.)
..L19 — VENTILATE to stab → sl.
1938 — PROGUE to poke, to stab → Amer. dial.
1953 BEGOUGE to stab, to pierce → Amer. dial.
1959 CHIVEY → CHIVVY to attack with a sharp instrument; to stab → Brit. sl.
1970 JUG to stab → US sl.
1972 DRUK to stab → S. Afr. sl.
1980 JACK to stab or punch → sl.
1985 MALKY to attack and cut someone with a razor; to stab → Sc. sl.
1990 POLE to stab → sl.
2000 JUGE to stab → US sl.