Kilo Lingo

/stæb/

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Translation

To push a knife or another sharp thing into someone or something.

Grammar

Verb typeregular (stab, stabs, stabbed)

Examples

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"Stab" is often used in the passive when a person is hurt.

fork.

You can also stab food, which just means to push something sharp into it.

those scissors.

The verb doubles the b before -ed and -ing.

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This word is part of lesson 39.