Stabs

Synonyms for "stabs" (356 found)

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Verb(27 words)

jab foin shiv asperse assassinate backbite badmouth befoul belibel besmear besmirch bewray blacken blame blaze blemish blot blur calumniate calumny

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chat shit chat shite chef chib ching chive cloud

jab knife pang shot abrade abrasion ache acute pain afflict aggrieve agonize ail anguish approach assay attempt auger barb the dart bark bayonet

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betray betrayal bid bite blemish blind guess bloody bold conjecture bore boring pain break broach bruise burn chafe charley horse check chip claw concussion conjecture convulse countersink crack crackle

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Related words (178)

lick lunge maim make mincemeat of martyr martyrize maul mortal wound move mutilate mutilation needle nip offer pain paroxysm pass penetrate perforate perhaps

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Verb(45 words)

malign monsterize muddy pigstick pink poach poke prod reproach revile run through scandal shank shave shit talk shit-talk slag slander smear smirch

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spatter speak ill of spear speet splash spot stain stick stob stog sully talk shit talk shite talk trash tarnish thrust torch traduce trash-talk unflatter vilify vilipend villainize wrong yerk

Noun(5 words)

pang punt shot thrust twinge

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Brutus stabs Caesar, and Caesar falls.

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Mary had twenty-one knife stabs in her body.

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In an attempt to defend herself from Sami's stabs, Layla grabbed the knife by the blade.

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The chord stabs are my favorite part of the song.

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