Stab
Definitions
- The horizontal or vertical stabilizer of an aircraft.
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Clipping of establishment. abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, no-plural
- An act of stabbing or thrusting with an object.
- A 50% damage boost applied when a Pokémon uses a move with the same type as itself (for example, an Electric-type Pokémon using an Electric-type move).
- A wound made by stabbing.
- Pain inflicted on a person's feelings.
- An attempt.
- Criticism.
- A single staccato chord that adds dramatic impact to a composition.
- A bacterial culture made by inoculating a solid medium, such as gelatin, with the puncture of a needle or wire.
Equivalents
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မြန်မာထို
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සිංහලපිහියෙන් අනිනවා
Shqipther
Tagalogsaksak
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Examples
“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.”
“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.”
““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.”
“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.”
“a horn stab”
“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.”
“[…] there were 286 overseers and 210 readers occupied in the 501 offices; 2,691 compositors were paid on the stab […]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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