jab in American English · 1. to poke, or thrust abruptly or sharply, as with the end or point of a stick · 2. to punch, esp. with a short, quick blow. noun · 3. a poke with​ ...DictionaryGrammarBlogSchoolScrabbleThesaurusTranslatorQuizMoreResourcesMorefromCollinsEnglishChineseFrenchGermanHindiItalianPortugueseSpanishGrammarHomeEnglishEnglishUsageGrammarPatternsFrenchGermanItalianSpanishEnglishGrammarinHindiLanguageLoversLearningEnglishLearningFrenchLearningGermanLearningItalianLearningSpanishScrabbleHomeWordcheckerHelpToolsEnglishThesaurusWordListsAmericanThesaurusCollinsWordoftheDayPaulNobleMethodResourcesVideoPronunciationWordoftheYearAboutUsAdvertisewithusB2BPartnershipsCollinsCOBUILDCollinsELTContactUsDictionaryAPIHarperCollinsPublishersWordBanksEnglishFrenchSpanishMoredictionariesMoreHindiChineseGermanItalianPortugueseDefinitionof 'jab'  WordFrequencyShare×Credits×jab(dʒæb)Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresenttensejabs,presentparticiplejabbing,pasttense,pastparticiplejabbed1. verbIfyoujabonethingintoanother,youpushittherewithaquick,suddenmovementandwithalotofforce.Hesawherjabherthumbonaredbutton–apanicbutton.[VERBnounpreposition]Aneedlewasjabbedintothebaby'sarm.[beVERB-ed+into]Sternjabbedatmewithhisglasses.[VERB+at]Nickjabbedhisfingerattheclothesonthebed.[AlsoVnatn]Synonyms:poke,dig,punch,thrust MoreSynonymsofjab2. countablenounAjabisasudden,sharppunch.Hewassimplytoopowerfulforhisopponent,rockinghimwithasteadysupplyofleftjabs.3. countablenounAjabisaninjectionofsomethingintoyourbloodtopreventillness.[British,informal]...painfulantimalariajabs.Synonyms:injection,vaccine,vaccination,inoculation MoreSynonymsofjab4. countablenounYoucanrefertoasuddenandunpleasantcriticalremarkasajab.[informal]Theyhavebeensnipingateachother,withtheDemocratstakingjabsatthepresident'shandlingofforeignpolicy.MoreSynonymsofjabCOBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishersYoumayalsolikeEnglishQuizConfusablesSynonymsof'jab'LanguageLover'sBlogFrenchTranslationof'jab'T