stab:1
noun15th century{ds||1||}
- a wound produced by a pointed object or weapon
- a thrust of a pointed weapon
- a jerky thrust
stab:2
verb
stab
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1530{ds|t|1||}
- to wound or pierce by the thrust of a pointed object or weapon
- thrust, drive
- to thrust or give a wound with or as if with a pointed weapon
a stab in the dark
noun phrase
a stab in the dark
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- a guess that is based on very little or no information or evidence
- an attempt that is not likely to succeed
give it a stab
idiom
give it a stab
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- to try to do something
have a stab at
idiom
have a stab at
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- to try (doing something)
take/make a stab at
idiom
take/make a stab at
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- to try (doing something)
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