to stabverb/ɐ.pu.ɲɐˈlaɾ/lowa·pu·nha·larPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionTo wound or kill with a dagger or pointed weapon.The robber stabbed the cashier during the holdup.He felt betrayed, as if he had been stabbed in the back.synknifedaggerCommon collocationsto stab someonestab in the backget stabbedIdiomatic expressionsstab in the back (to betray treacherously)EtymologyDo italiano 'pugnalare', por sua vez de 'pugnale' (punhal).Related wordsapunhaladaapunhalamentopunhal