stab

nouns

a sudden sharp feeling

"pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"

pang, stab, twinge

a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument

"one strong stab to the heart killed him"

knife thrust, stab, thrust

informal words for any attempt or effort

"he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"

shot, stab

use a knife on

"The victim was knifed to death"

knife, stab

is derived from

stab or pierce

"he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"

jab, stab

is derived from

poke or thrust abruptly

"he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

dig, jab, poke, prod, stab