Definition of jab · 1 : to make quick or abrupt thrusts with a sharp object · 2 : to strike a person with a short straight blow · 3 : to pointedly tease, mock, or make fun of ...LoginorRegisterHello,GAMES&QUIZZESTHESAURUSWORDOFTHEDAYFEATURESSHOPSETTINGSSAVEDSAVEDWORDSviewrecentsjabverbSaveWord\ˈjab\jabbed;jabbing;jabsDefinitionofjab (Entry1of2)transitiveverb1a:topiercewithorasifwithasharpobject:stabShejabbedthesteakwithherfork.Thenursejabbedtheneedleintomyarm.b:topokequicklyorabruptly:thrust2:tostrikewithashortstraightblow3:topointedlyteaseormock(someone)Wejokearound.…Iwasjabbinghimaboutinjurieshe'shad.—SportsIllustratedintransitiveverb1:tomakequickorabruptthrustswithasharpobject2:tostrikeapersonwithashortstraightblow3:topointedlytease,mock,ormakefunofsomeoneAtamoment'snotice,hecanproduceamonths-oldeditorialcartoonjabbingathimandseemsgenuinelyhurtbythemessage.—TheNewYorkTimesjabnounpluraljabsDefinitionofjab (Entry2of2)1:anactofjabbingespecially:ashortstraightboxingpunchdeliveredwiththeleadinghand2:apointedandoftenmockingcommentorcriticismHehasalotoffunwithRanovic,theoh-so-dramatic,eageryoungundercovercopwhoconsistentlyfailstounderstandSalter'sironicjabs.—JeanMacFarlaneWrightUndeterred,McCaincontinueswithhisstandardstumpspeech,leavinginalltheanti-Bushjabs.—MichelleCottle3chieflyBritish,informal:aninjectionofsomething(suchasmedicine)intoone'sbodywithaneedle…hewouldbethefirstinlinetogetajaboftheapprovedcoronavirusvaccineifhecould…—AlessandraScottodiSantoloWe'reaveraging3millionjabsinarmsaday.—AliVelshiSynonymsMoreExampleSentencesLearnMoreAboutjabKeepscrollingformoreSynonymsforjabSynonyms:Verbgore,harpoon,impale,lance,peck,pick,pierce,pink,puncture,runthrough,skewer,spear,spike,spit,stab,stick,transfix,transpierceSynonyms:Noundab,dig,lunge,pokeVisittheThesaurusforMore ExamplesofjabinaSentenceVerbHejabbedattheotherplayerwithhishockeystick.Theneedlejabbedhisarm.Theneedlejabbedintohisarm.NounShegavehimajabintheribs.Hethrewarightjabtohisopponent'sbody.SeeMoreRecentExampleso