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to stab
verbgeneral useuncommon/ɐ.pu.ɲɐˈlaɾ/a·pu·nha·lar
Definition
1To wound or kill with a dagger or pointed weapon.
Usage examples
“The robber stabbed the cashier during the holdup.”
“He felt betrayed, as if he had been stabbed in the back.”
Common combinations
to stab someonestab in the backget stabbed
Idiomatic expressions
- stab in the back (to betray treacherously)