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• jab — jab1 [dʒæb] v past tense and past participle jabbed present participle jabbing [I and T] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: job to jab (15 20 centuries), probably copying the action] to push something into or towards something else with short quick… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• jab — I UK [dʒæb] / US verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms jab : present tense I/you/we/they jab he/she/it jabs present participle jabbing past tense jabbed past participle jabbed to push something with a sudden straight movement, usually with… …   English dictionary

• jab — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sudden hit/push ADJECTIVE ▪ hard, sharp ▪ quick ▪ elbow ▪ left, right (in boxing) …   Collocations dictionary

• jab — jab1 [ dʒæb ] verb intransitive or transitive to push something with a sudden straight movement, usually with your finger, your elbow, or a narrow object: That man jabbed me with his umbrella! jab at: She kept jabbing at the letter as she spoke.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• elbow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ left, right ▪ sharp ▪ dislocated, fractured ▪ sore ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• jab — 1 verb jabbed, jabbing (I, T) to push something into or towards something else with short quick movements: jab sb with sth: stop jabbing me with your elbow! (+ at): She jabbed at the elevator buttons. 2 noun (C) 1 a sudden hard push, especially… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• jab — [[t]dʒæb[/t]] v. jabbed, jab•bing, n. 1) to poke sharply or abruptly, as with an end or point: 2) to thrust abruptly: to jab an elbow into someone s ribs[/ex] 3) to punch with a quick blow 4) to poke or punch with quick blows 5) a poke with the… …   From formal English to slang

• jab — Synonyms and related words: Parthian shot, assault, back answer, bang, barrack, bash, bat, bear, bear upon, bearing, beating, belt, biff, blow, bonk, boost, buck, bull, bulldoze, bump, bump against, bunt, butt, butt against, caustic remark, chaff …   Moby Thesaurus

• elbow — Synonyms and related words: L, angle, angle off, ankle, apex, arm, articulation, assault, barge in, bear, bear upon, bend, biceps, bifurcate, bifurcation, bight, boost, boundary, branch, break in, break in upon, buck, bull, bulldoze, bump, bump… …   Moby Thesaurus

• elbow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bend, angle, dogleg. See angularity, convexity. v. jab, poke; push, prod, shove; jostle, make one s way through. See impulse. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. joint, bend, ulna, turn, half turn, crook, angle,… …   English dictionary for students

• Muay Thai — For the drink with a similar sounding name, see Mai Tai. Muay Thai (มวยไทย) Fighters perform the Wai Khru Ram Muay before an amateur muay Thai match. Also known as Thai boxing, Thai kickboxing, Tharshanning Focus …   Wikipedia