stab
Puncture with blade
Stab is a verb and noun centered on the sudden piercing of something with a pointed object, typically a knife or blade.
A stabbing is usually a violent attack, but the word extends to any sharp, sudden motion or sensation: a stab of pain, a stab of guilt.
If you take a stab at something, you make an attempt at it without much preparation or confidence.
To stab someone in the back is to betray them, especially while pretending friendship.
Hole from penetration
Betray someone's trust
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
- traitorOne who betrays allegiance
disloyalty · backstabbing · undermine · deceive · two-faced · turncoat · perfidy · duplicity
Sharp cutting utensil
- daggerShort pointed stabbing blade
- bladeFlat cutting edge
- assaultViolent offensive act
- violenceHarmful physical force
wound · victim · attacker · thrust · plunge · murder · homicide · fatal
Moving with speed
- suddenOccurring without prior notice
- swiftMoving with speed
- abruptSharp and unexpected
- unexpectedNot anticipated beforehand
sharp · darting · lunge · flash · burst · jab · flick · thrust
puncture
Hole from penetration
skewer · poke · jab · prick · needle · lance · spike · stick · gore · transfix
backstab
Betray someone's trust
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- double-crossTreacherous deception of partner
traitor · disloyalty · backstabbing · undermine · deceive · two-faced · turncoat · perfidy · duplicity · conspiracy
knife
Sharp cutting utensil
violence · wound · victim · attacker · thrust · plunge · murder · homicide · fatal · defensive
quick
Moving with speed
unexpected · sharp · darting · lunge · flash · burst · jab · flick · thrust · impulse
sharp
Fine-edged, or astute
pang · jolt · sudden · intense · localized · chest · abdominal · fleeting · intermittent · acute
try
Make an effort
shot · crack · whirl · go · venture · gamble · experiment · first · blind · wild
- combat actionsslash, parry, block, thrust, dodge
- piercingpierce, piercing, puncture, puncturing, perforate
- sharp painsjab, prick, pricking, pierce, piercing pain
- combat drillsbayonet charge, combat stance, military drill, precision drill, basic training
- swordplayfencer, swordsman, sword fighting, swordsmanship, parry
- musical stabs
- stabbed in the backTreacherously harmed by trusted person
- stab in the backTreachery against an ally
- stab in the darkGuess without basis
- take a stab atTry without certainty
- take a stabAttempt without certainty
- stab woundsCuts from pointed weapons
stabbing, stabbed, stabs, stabber, stabbings, stabbers, stabproof