"have a stab" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-have a stab.ogg [Australia] Forms: has a stab [present, singular, third-person], having a stab [participle, present], had a stab [participle, past], had a stab [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|have<has,,had> a stab}} have a stab (third-person singular simple present has a stab, present participle having a stab, simple past and past participle had a stab)
  1. (idiomatic) To make an attempt, a try. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-have_a_stab-en-verb-rrepPbg9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English positive polarity items

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