"jab" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /d͡ʒæb/ Audio: En-au-jab.ogg [Australia] Forms: jabs [plural]
Rhymes: -æb Etymology: Originally a Scottish (unclear if Scots or Scottish English) form of English job (“peck, poke, thrust”), from Middle English jobben. Etymology templates: {{der|en|en|job||peck, poke, thrust}} English job (“peck, poke, thrust”), {{inh|en|enm|jobben}} Middle English jobben Head templates: {{en-noun}} jab (plural jabs)
  1. A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion. Translations (quick stab): рязък удар (rjazǎk udar) [masculine] (Bulgarian), prik [masculine] (Dutch), piste (Estonian), torge (Estonian), pisto (Finnish), sohaisu (Finnish), tökkäys (Finnish), დარტყმა (darṭq̇ma) (Georgian), ჩარტყმა (čarṭq̇ma) (Georgian), წიხლი (c̣ixli) (Georgian), პანღური (ṗanɣuri) (Georgian), sáiteán [masculine] (Irish), sonc [masculine] (Irish), stikk (Norwegian), уда́р (udár) [masculine] (Russian), толчо́к (tolčók) (english: push) [masculine] (Russian), пино́к (pinók) (english: kick) [masculine] (Russian), джеб (džeb) [masculine] [boxing, martial-arts, sports, military, war, government, politics, hobbies, lifestyle] (Russian), ubod [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), golpe abrupto [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-jab-en-noun-j18If0ZG Disambiguation of 'quick stab': 86 5 1 3 6
  2. (boxing) A short straight punch. Categories (topical): Boxing Translations ((boxing) a short straight punch): прав удар (prav udar) [masculine] (Bulgarian), stoot (Dutch), stomp (Dutch), por (Dutch), jab [masculine] (French), Gerade [feminine] (German), smitín [masculine] (Irish), dorn [masculine] (Irish), buille [masculine] (Irish), cios prosty [masculine] (Polish), direto [masculine] (Portuguese), cruzado [masculine] (Portuguese), jab (MMA) [masculine] (Portuguese), джеб (džeb) (Russian), kratki direkt [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), directo [masculine] (Spanish), recto (MMA) [masculine] (Spanish), jab [masculine] (Spanish), jabb [common-gender] (Swedish), หมัดหน้า (Thai), หมัดแย็บ (Thai)
    Sense id: en-jab-en-noun-XzYMSo~d Categories (other): English terms borrowed back into English Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 4 12 11 18 17 12 5 13 9 Topics: boxing, government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war Disambiguation of '(boxing) a short straight punch': 3 90 2 2 4
  3. (British) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation) Tags: British Translations (medical injection): инжекция (inžekcija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), prik [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), ruiske (Finnish), pistos (Finnish), piikki (Finnish), piqûre [feminine] (French), injection [feminine] (French), Injektion [feminine] (German), subkutane Impfung [feminine] (German), Piks [colloquial, masculine] (German), oltás (Hungarian), injekció (Hungarian), instealladh [masculine] (Irish), puntura [feminine] (Italian), iniezione [feminine] (Italian), ការចាក់ថ្នាំ (kaa cak thnam) (Khmer), stikk (Norwegian), injeção [feminine] (Portuguese), уко́л (ukól) [masculine] (Russian), injekcija [feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), pinchazo [masculine] (Spanish), sindano (Swahili), spruta [common-gender] (Swedish), stick [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-jab-en-noun-2iusx3pS Categories (other): British English, English terms borrowed back into English Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 4 12 11 18 17 12 5 13 9 Disambiguation of 'medical injection': 1 1 65 29 4
  4. (British, Australia, New Zealand) A vaccination, whether or not delivered via conventional injection. Tags: Australia, British, New-Zealand
    Sense id: en-jab-en-noun-1tTPOGCn Categories (other): Australian English, British English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms borrowed back into English Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 11 16 22 8 16 2 10 13 Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 4 12 11 18 17 12 5 13 9
  5. (US, figurative) A mild verbal insult. Tags: US, figuratively Translations (a verbal annoyance): σκῶμμᾰ (skômma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), piikki (Finnish), pisto (Finnish), sivallus (Finnish), pique (French), Stichelei [feminine] (German), scōmma [neuter] (Latin), zaczepka [feminine] (Polish), ко́лкость (kólkostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), шпи́лька (špílʹka) [feminine] (Russian), zabadanje [neuter] (Serbo-Croatian), pulla [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-jab-en-noun-CKIJArRh Categories (other): American English, English terms borrowed back into English Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 4 12 11 18 17 12 5 13 9 Disambiguation of 'a verbal annoyance': 5 4 9 16 66
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: jab artist, jabby, jab saw, skinny jab, terrorist fist jab

Verb

IPA: /d͡ʒæb/ Audio: En-au-jab.ogg [Australia] Forms: jabs [present, singular, third-person], jabbing [participle, present], jabbed [participle, past], jabbed [past]
Rhymes: -æb Etymology: Originally a Scottish (unclear if Scots or Scottish English) form of English job (“peck, poke, thrust”), from Middle English jobben. Etymology templates: {{der|en|en|job||peck, poke, thrust}} English job (“peck, poke, thrust”), {{inh|en|enm|jobben}} Middle English jobben Head templates: {{en-verb}} jab (third-person singular simple present jabs, present participle jabbing, simple past and past participle jabbed)
  1. To poke or thrust abruptly, or to make such a motion. Translations (to poke or thrust abruptly): мушкам (muškam) (Bulgarian), ръгам (rǎgam) (Bulgarian), пробождам (proboždam) (Bulgarian), steken (Dutch), torkima (Estonian), tökätä (Finnish), tökkäistä (Finnish), survaista (Finnish), zustoßen (German), prioc (Irish), tabhair sonc do (Irish), tabhair priocadh do (Irish), sáigh (note: with a finger, tool) [usually] (Irish), dírigh (note: with a finger, tool) [usually] (Irish), bóść [imperfective] (Polish), bodnąć [perfective] (Polish), пырну́ть (pyrnútʹ) (note: with a knife) [perfective] (Russian), пихну́ть (pixnútʹ) [perfective] (Russian), ткнуть (tknutʹ) (Russian), probosti (Serbo-Croatian), golpear (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-jab-en-verb-D9Gp1FiQ Categories (other): English terms borrowed back into English Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 4 12 11 18 17 12 5 13 9 Disambiguation of 'to poke or thrust abruptly': 92 2 1 5
  2. To deliver a quick punch. Translations (to deliver a quick punch): porren (Dutch), pistää (Finnish), sohaista (Finnish), jaber (French), დარტყმა (darṭq̇ma) (Georgian), eine Gerade schlagen [boxing, martial-arts, sports, military, war, government, politics, hobbies, lifestyle] (German), tabhair smitín (Irish), uderzać [imperfective] (Polish), uderzać [perfective] (Polish), уда́рить (udáritʹ) [perfective] (Russian), udariti (Serbo-Croatian), jabba (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-jab-en-verb-Uz8qC5Pk Disambiguation of 'to deliver a quick punch': 1 97 2 1
  3. (slang, UK) To give someone an injection. Tags: UK, slang Translations ((slang) to give someone an injection): prikken (Dutch), piikittää (Finnish), piksen (German), insteall (Irish), tabhair instealladh do (Irish), wstrzykiwać [imperfective] (Polish), wstrzyknąć [perfective] (Polish), sticka (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-jab-en-verb-Ye3jORhv Categories (other): British English, English terms borrowed back into English Disambiguation of English terms borrowed back into English: 4 12 11 18 17 12 5 13 9 Disambiguation of '(slang) to give someone an injection': 2 4 88 6
  4. (slang) To vaccinate or inoculate someone. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-jab-en-verb-31v6GHri
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: double-jab Related terms: jab jab, jab molassie

Inflected forms

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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "quick stab",
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          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "quick stab",
          "word": "stikk"
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "udár",
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          "word": "уда́р"
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          "english": "push",
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          "roman": "tolčók",
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          "word": "толчо́к"
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          "english": "kick",
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          "roman": "pinók",
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          "word": "пино́к"
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          "sense": "quick stab",
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          "word": "ubod"
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          "sense": "quick stab",
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          "word": "golpe abrupto"
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          "roman": "prav udar",
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
          "word": "stoot"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
          "word": "stomp"
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
          "word": "por"
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 2 2 4",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "jab"
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          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Gerade"
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "smitín"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "dorn"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "buille"
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 2 2 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "cios prosty"
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        {
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "direto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 2 2 4",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "cruzado"
        },
        {
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          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "jab (MMA)"
        },
        {
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          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "džeb",
          "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
          "word": "джеб"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 2 2 4",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "kratki direkt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 2 2 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "directo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 2 2 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "recto (MMA)"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 2 2 4",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
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          "word": "jab"
        },
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          "_dis1": "3 90 2 2 4",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "jabb"
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        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 2 2 4",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
          "word": "หมัดหน้า"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 90 2 2 4",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
          "word": "หมัดแย็บ"
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      ]
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          "text": "Our dog was exposed to rabies, so the whole family went to a clinic to get our jabs.",
          "type": "example"
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      ],
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        "A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation)"
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          "injection",
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        ],
        [
          "vaccination",
          "vaccination"
        ],
        [
          "inoculation",
          "inoculation"
        ]
      ],
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        "(British) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation)"
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      "tags": [
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          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "inžekcija",
          "sense": "medical injection",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "инжекция"
        },
        {
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          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "medical injection",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "prik"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "medical injection",
          "word": "ruiske"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "medical injection",
          "word": "pistos"
        },
        {
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "medical injection",
          "word": "piikki"
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  ],
  "word": "jab"
}
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  "categories": [
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms borrowed back into English",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "Rhymes:English/æb",
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    {
      "word": "jab artist"
    },
    {
      "word": "jabby"
    },
    {
      "word": "jab saw"
    },
    {
      "word": "skinny jab"
    },
    {
      "word": "terrorist fist jab"
    }
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        "2": "en",
        "3": "job",
        "4": "",
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      "name": "der"
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      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "ref": "1952, Bernard Malamud, The Natural, Chapter 9",
          "text": "He tore in for the ball, make a running jab for it and held it.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion."
      ],
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          "poke"
        ],
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          "thrust",
          "thrust"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Boxing"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2011 December 18, Ben Dirs, “Carl Froch outclassed by dazzling Andre Ward”, in BBC Sport",
          "text": "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.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "A short straight punch."
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        "(boxing) A short straight punch."
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        "government",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "martial-arts",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "sports",
        "war"
      ]
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        "British English",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "Our dog was exposed to rabies, so the whole family went to a clinic to get our jabs.",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "vaccination"
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          "inoculation"
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        "(British) A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "British"
      ]
    },
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        "British English",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "New Zealand English"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2017 June 28, Michelle Roberts, “Painless flu jab patch for people scared of injections”, in BBC News",
          "text": "A 'painless' sticking plaster flu jab that delivers vaccine into the skin has passed important safety tests in the first trial in people.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "A vaccination, whether or not delivered via conventional injection."
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          "vaccination"
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        "(British, Australia, New Zealand) A vaccination, whether or not delivered via conventional injection."
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      "tags": [
        "Australia",
        "British",
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "American English"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A mild verbal insult."
      ],
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        "(US, figurative) A mild verbal insult."
      ],
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        "US",
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    },
    {
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/En-au-jab.ogg",
      "tags": [
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    }
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    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "rjazǎk udar",
      "sense": "quick stab",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "рязък удар"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "quick stab",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prik"
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    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "quick stab",
      "word": "piste"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "quick stab",
      "word": "torge"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "quick stab",
      "word": "pisto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "quick stab",
      "word": "sohaisu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "quick stab",
      "word": "tökkäys"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "darṭq̇ma",
      "sense": "quick stab",
      "word": "დარტყმა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "čarṭq̇ma",
      "sense": "quick stab",
      "word": "ჩარტყმა"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "c̣ixli",
      "sense": "quick stab",
      "word": "წიხლი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "ṗanɣuri",
      "sense": "quick stab",
      "word": "პანღური"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "quick stab",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sáiteán"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "quick stab",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sonc"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "quick stab",
      "word": "stikk"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "udár",
      "sense": "quick stab",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "уда́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "push",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tolčók",
      "sense": "quick stab",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "толчо́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "english": "kick",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pinók",
      "sense": "quick stab",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пино́к"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "džeb",
      "sense": "quick stab",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "boxing",
        "martial-arts",
        "sports",
        "military",
        "war",
        "government",
        "politics",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "джеб"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "quick stab",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ubod"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "quick stab",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "golpe abrupto"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "prav udar",
      "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "прав удар"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
      "word": "stoot"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
      "word": "stomp"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
      "word": "por"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jab"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Gerade"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "smitín"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dorn"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "buille"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cios prosty"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "direto"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cruzado"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jab (MMA)"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "džeb",
      "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
      "word": "джеб"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kratki direkt"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "directo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "recto (MMA)"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "jab"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "jabb"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
      "word": "หมัดหน้า"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "(boxing) a short straight punch",
      "word": "หมัดแย็บ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "inžekcija",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "инжекция"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "prik"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "word": "ruiske"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "word": "pistos"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "word": "piikki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "piqûre"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "injection"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Injektion"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "subkutane Impfung"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Piks"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "word": "oltás"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "word": "injekció"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "instealladh"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "puntura"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "iniezione"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kaa cak thnam",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "word": "ការចាក់ថ្នាំ"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "word": "stikk"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "injeção"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ukól",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "уко́л"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "injekcija"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pinchazo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "word": "sindano"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "spruta"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "medical injection",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "stick"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a verbal annoyance",
      "word": "piikki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a verbal annoyance",
      "word": "pisto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a verbal annoyance",
      "word": "sivallus"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a verbal annoyance",
      "word": "pique"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a verbal annoyance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Stichelei"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "skômma",
      "sense": "a verbal annoyance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "σκῶμμᾰ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "a verbal annoyance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "scōmma"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a verbal annoyance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "zaczepka"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kólkostʹ",
      "sense": "a verbal annoyance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "ко́лкость"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "špílʹka",
      "sense": "a verbal annoyance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "шпи́лька"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "a verbal annoyance",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "zabadanje"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a verbal annoyance",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "pulla"
    }
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    "jab"
  ],
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}

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  "categories": [
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    "English countable nouns",
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    "English lemmas",
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    "English terms borrowed back into English",
    "English terms derived from Middle English",
    "English terms inherited from Middle English",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "slang"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To vaccinate or inoculate someone."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "vaccinate",
          "vaccinate"
        ],
        [
          "inoculate",
          "inoculate"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) To vaccinate or inoculate someone."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡ʒæb/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-æb"
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-jab.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/7/78/En-au-jab.ogg/En-au-jab.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/78/En-au-jab.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (AU)"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "muškam",
      "sense": "to poke or thrust abruptly",
      "word": "мушкам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "rǎgam",
      "sense": "to poke or thrust abruptly",
      "word": "ръгам"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "proboždam",
      "sense": "to poke or thrust abruptly",
      "word": "пробождам"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to poke or thrust abruptly",
      "word": "steken"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to poke or thrust abruptly",
      "word": "torkima"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to poke or thrust abruptly",
      "word": "tökätä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to poke or thrust abruptly",
      "word": "tökkäistä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to poke or thrust abruptly",
      "word": "survaista"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to poke or thrust abruptly",
      "word": "zustoßen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to poke or thrust abruptly",
      "word": "prioc"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to poke or thrust abruptly",
      "word": "tabhair sonc do"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to poke or thrust abruptly",
      "word": "tabhair priocadh do"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "note": "with a finger, tool",
      "sense": "to poke or thrust abruptly",
      "tags": [
        "usually"
      ],
      "word": "sáigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "note": "with a finger, tool",
      "sense": "to poke or thrust abruptly",
      "tags": [
        "usually"
      ],
      "word": "dírigh"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to poke or thrust abruptly",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "bóść"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to poke or thrust abruptly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "bodnąć"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "with a knife",
      "roman": "pyrnútʹ",
      "sense": "to poke or thrust abruptly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "пырну́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "pixnútʹ",
      "sense": "to poke or thrust abruptly",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "пихну́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tknutʹ",
      "sense": "to poke or thrust abruptly",
      "word": "ткнуть"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to poke or thrust abruptly",
      "word": "probosti"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to poke or thrust abruptly",
      "word": "golpear"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to deliver a quick punch",
      "word": "porren"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to deliver a quick punch",
      "word": "pistää"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to deliver a quick punch",
      "word": "sohaista"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to deliver a quick punch",
      "word": "jaber"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "darṭq̇ma",
      "sense": "to deliver a quick punch",
      "word": "დარტყმა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to deliver a quick punch",
      "topics": [
        "boxing",
        "martial-arts",
        "sports",
        "military",
        "war",
        "government",
        "politics",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "eine Gerade schlagen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to deliver a quick punch",
      "word": "tabhair smitín"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to deliver a quick punch",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "uderzać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to deliver a quick punch",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "uderzać"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "udáritʹ",
      "sense": "to deliver a quick punch",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "уда́рить"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to deliver a quick punch",
      "word": "udariti"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to deliver a quick punch",
      "word": "jabba"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "(slang) to give someone an injection",
      "word": "prikken"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "(slang) to give someone an injection",
      "word": "piikittää"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "(slang) to give someone an injection",
      "word": "piksen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "(slang) to give someone an injection",
      "word": "insteall"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "(slang) to give someone an injection",
      "word": "tabhair instealladh do"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "(slang) to give someone an injection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "wstrzykiwać"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "(slang) to give someone an injection",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "wstrzyknąć"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "(slang) to give someone an injection",
      "word": "sticka"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "jab"
  ],
  "word": "jab"
}

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