Jab

(noun.) a quick short straight punch.

(noun.) a sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow); 'he warned me with a jab with his finger'; 'he made a thrusting motion with his fist'.

(verb.) poke or thrust abruptly; 'he jabbed his finger into her ribs'.

(verb.) strike or punch with quick and short blows.

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• All the bills and accounts I owed I jabbed on one hook; and memoranda of all owed to myself I put on the other. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• Then he jabbed it back on the hook, and I knew I was all right. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
• For reply, she suddenly jabbed a knife across his thick, pale hand. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.

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