Collocations for "stab"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "stab" in context.
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stab
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- wounded by a stab
- a [wild, deep, deadly] stab
- the stab went through his [heart, stomach]
- a stab in her [heart]
- felt a stab of pain in my [side, elbow]
- felt a stab of pain from the [needle, break]
- felt a stab of [guilt, jealousy]
- took a stab at the answer
- well, take a stab at it
- took a stab at [joining in, trampolining]
- took a stab in the dark (and got it)
- it was a stab in the dark, but I guess I was right
- was a real stab in the back to [his father, the company]
- his [actions, decisions] were a real stab in the back
- add a [horn, brass, saxophone] stab
- stabbed [him, the victim]
- [he, his friend] was stabbed
- he was stabbed by a [man, stranger]
- stabbed (him) in the [heart, leg]
- he was stabbed with a [knife, needle]
- stabbed him with a [knife]
- stabbed to death
- stabbed him in the back
- stab at the [keyboard, keys, buttons]
- stabbed her finger at
- a stab wound
'stab' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):