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1. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
   - jab, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting

1. Push suddenly or strongly with a finger or something pointed
   "he jabbed his finger into her ribs";
   - prod, stab, poke, dig
    
2. Strike or punch with quick and short blows
    
3. Stab or pierce
   "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife";
   - stab
    
4. [Brit, informal] (medicine) perform vaccinations or produce immunity in by inoculation
   - immunize, immunise [Brit], inoculate, vaccinate, vax [informal]

Type of: gesture, inject, shoot, strike, thrust

Encyclopedia: Jab