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Stab
Stab
(stăb)
, Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Stabbed
(stăbd)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Stabbing
.] [Cf. OD.
staven
to fix, fasten, fr. stave
, staff
, a staff, rod; akin to G. stab
a staff, stick, E. staff
; also Gael. stob
to stab, as n., a stake, a stub. Cf. Staff
.] 1.
To pierce with a pointed weapon; to wound or kill by the thrust of a pointed instrument;
as, to
; also, to thrust; stab
a man with a daggeras, to
. stab
a dagger into a person2.
Fig.: To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander;
as, to
. stab
a person’s reputationStab
,Verb.
I.
1.
To give a wound with a pointed weapon; to pierce; to thrust with a pointed weapon.
None shall dare
With shortened sword to
With shortened sword to
stab
in closer war. Dryden.
2.
To wound or pain, as if with a pointed weapon.
She speaks poniards, and every word
stabs
. Shakespeare
To stab at
, to offer or threaten to stab; to thrust a pointed weapon at.
Stab
,Noun.
1.
The thrust of a pointed weapon.
2.
A wound with a sharp-pointed weapon;
as, to fall by the
. stab
of an assassinShak.
3.
Fig.: An injury inflicted covertly or suddenly;
as, a
. stab
given to characterWebster 1828 Edition
Stab
STAB
,Verb.
T.
1.
To pierce with a pointed weapon; as, to be stabbed by a dagger or a spear; to stab fish or eels.2.
To wound mischievously or mortally; to kill by the thrust of a pointed instrument.3.
To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander; as, to stab reputation.STAB
,Verb.
I.
1.
To give a wound with a pointed weapon.None shall dare with shortend sword to stab in closer war.
2.
To give a mortal wound. He speaks poniards, and every word stabs.
To stab at, to offer a stab; to thrust a pointed weapon at.
STAB
,Noun.
1.
The thrust of a pointed weapon.2.
A wound with a sharp pointed weapon; as, to fall by the stab of an assassin.3.
An injury given in the dark; a sly mischief; as a stab given to character.Definition 2024
štab
štab
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
štȃb m (Cyrillic spelling шта̑б)
- headquarters
- panel of experts
Declension
Declension of štab
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | štȃb | štȁbovi |
| genitive | štaba | štabova |
| dative | štabu | štabovima |
| accusative | štab | štabove |
| vocative | štabe | štabovi |
| locative | štabu | štabovima |
| instrumental | štabom | štabovima |
References
- “štab” in Hrvatski jezični portal