stab

An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.

A knife was flashing in his hand, and just as he was about to take a stab at me, the smith grabbed his arm from behind.

A wound made by stabbing.

I opened the man's linen robe, and there over his heart was a dagger-wound, and beneath the woman's fair breast was a like cruel stab, through which her life had ebbed away.

Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.

“I bet you two have really big plans. And might I say, that is just fab,” he said of Lynn's dress. “I'm glad someone noticed,” she replied, seeming to take a stab at me.

An attempt.

I'll give this thankless task a stab.

As yet, we don't know what the comparable figures will be like for the current financial year which ends in March 2022, but we can have a good stab at approximating them.

Criticism.

To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a (usually pointed) tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.

If you stab him in the heart he won't live long enough to retaliate.

"There the cause of death was soon ascertained ; the victim of this daring outrage had been stabbed to death from ear to ear with a long, sharp instrument, in shape like an antique stiletto, which […] was subsequently found under the cushions of the hansom.[…]"

To thrust in a stabbing motion.

to stab a dagger into a person

To recklessly hit with the tip of a (usually pointed) object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).

He stabbed at my face with the twig but luckily kept missing my eyes.

None shall dare / With shortened sword to stab in closer war.

To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).

The snow from the blizzard was stabbing at my face as I skied down the mountain.

To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.

to stab a person's reputation

The horizontal or vertical stabilizer of an aircraft.

If the pilots used electric pitch trim, it would only pause MCAS for 5s; to deactivate it you have to switch off the STAB TRIM CUTOUT switches.