Need another word that means the same as “jab”? Find 37 synonyms for “jab” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Jab” are: stab, dig, poke, prod, nudge, tap, butt, ram, elbow, shove, punch, jolt, thrust, stick, drive, push, force, sink, jabbing, poking, thrusting, injection, inoculation, immunization, vaccination, booster
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “jab” as a noun can have the following definitions:
booster | A device for increasing electrical voltage or signal strength. A booster injection. |
dig | An act or spell of digging. She never missed an opportunity to have a dig at him. |
elbow | A thing resembling an elbow in particular a piece of piping bent through an angle. She propped herself up on one elbow. |
immunization | The action of making a person or animal immune to infection, typically by inoculation. We recommend influenza immunization for all employees. |
injection | The entry or placing of a spacecraft or other object into an orbit or trajectory. A morphine injection. |
inoculation | Taking a vaccine as a precaution against contracting a disease. A course of inoculations. |
jabbing | A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow. |
jolt | An abrupt spasmodic movement. All the jars and jolts were smoothed out by the shock absorbers. |
nudge | A slight push or shake. She appreciated the nudge to her memory. |
poke | A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow. She gave the fire a poke. |
poking | A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow. |
punch | An iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings normally served in a punch bowl. He reeled under the well aimed punch. |
shove | The act of shoving (giving a push to someone or something. He gave the door a shove. |
tap | A taproom. The air supply tap. |
thrusting | A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow. He made a thrusting motion with his fist. |
vaccination | The scar left following inoculation with a vaccine. If you think you need a flu vaccination check with your doctor. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “jab” as a verb can have the following definitions:
dig | Remove harvest or recover by digging. Dig your foot into the floor. |
drive | Strike with a driver as in teeing off. Nails are driven through the boards. |
elbow | Move by pushing past people with one s elbows. One player had elbowed another in the face. |
force | Take by force. The plane might have been forced down by fighters. |
jolt | Disturb (someone’s) composure. A surge in the crowd behind him jolted him forwards. |
nudge | Coax or gently encourage (someone) to do something. We have to nudge the politicians in the right direction. |
poke | Prod and stir a fire with a poker to make it burn more fiercely. They sniffed felt and poked at everything they bought. |
punch | Drive forcibly as if by a punch. The nail punched through the wall. |
push | Make strenuous pushing movements during birth to expel the baby. The liberal party pushed for reforms. |
ram | Undergo damage or destruction on impact. The stolen car rammed into the front of the house. |
shove | Used to express angry dismissal of something. She shoved the books into her briefcase. |
sink | Fall or sink heavily. The players were sinking a few post match lagers. |
stab | Stab or pierce. A stitch stabbed at her side. |
stick | Come or be in close contact with stick or hold together and resist separation. Stick the photo onto the corkboard. |
tap | Make light repeated taps on a surface. Tap beer in a bar. |
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