To pierce with a pointed instrument, as a knife or dagger. [Gael. stob]
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stabilization; stab neutrophil
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stab 'stab n
1) a wound produced by a pointed object or weapon
2 a) a culture medium solidified in an upright column in a tube to reduce the surface to a minimum compare SLANT
b) STAB CULTURE
stab vt, stabbed; stab·bing to wound or pierce by the thrust of a pointed object or weapon
Medical dictionary. 2011.