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

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

To thrust in a stabbing motion.

Example: to stab a dagger into a person

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

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

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

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

An incident in which a person is stabbed.

Example: A stabbing took place in the alley last night.

(of pain) Sharp, intense.

Example: Too much running gives me a stabbing pain in the chest.