English▸ verb
(jabs, jabbing, jabbed)
[with object and adverbial] poke (someone or something) roughly or quickly, especially with something sharp or pointed: she jabbed him in his ribs
[no object] he jabbed at the air with his finger.
▪ poke someone or something roughly or quickly with (a sharp or pointed object or a part of the body):
she jabbed the fork into the earth.
▸ noun a quick, sharp blow, especially with the fist:
fast jabs to the face.
▪ British informal a hypodermic injection, especially a vaccination:
an anti-tetanus jab.
▪ a sharp, painful sensation or feeling:
a jab of envy
the jabs of pain up my spine.