OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 10570

jab

/d͡ʒæb/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
golpe abrupto
A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.
He tore in for the ball, make a running jab for it and held it.
directo • jab • recto (MMA)
A short straight punch.
American Ward was too quick and too slick for his British rival, landing at will with razor sharp jabs and hooks and even bullying Froch at times.
pinchazo
A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation).
Our dog was exposed to rabies, so the whole family went to a clinic to get our jabs.
fisga • pulla
A mild verbal insult.
Word forms
📚 verb • entry_id 10571

jab

/d͡ʒæb/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
golpear • puyar
To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion.
A barely audible groan welled up in the Captain's throat as the grinning Freedom Fighter circled around behind the helpless American Soldier. The groan sputtered into a strangled,…