Word "JAB" Definitions:


Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
stab or pierce
Synonyms:
stab
Examples:
he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife

Part of Speech:
Noun
Definition:
the act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
Synonyms:
dig

Part of Speech:
Verb
Definition:
poke or thrust abruptly
Synonyms:
dig, poke, prod, stab
Examples:
he jabbed his finger into her ribs

Crossword Clues for JAB

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Poke New York Times 09 Dec 2025
Injection The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 19 Nov 2025
Quick punch New York Times 17 Nov 2025
Boxer's quick punch (rhymes with "tab")
Pointed remark
Sharp boxing punch
Poke The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 26 Sep 2025
Vaccine shot, slangily
Sharp punch Premier Sunday 14 Sep 2025
Quick poke Thomas Joseph 04 Sep 2025
Quick punch
Verbal or physical blow
Quick boxing punch New York Times Mini 21 Jun 2025
Strike with a short straight punch (3)
Quick punch Commuter 02 Jun 2025
Quick, straight boxing punch (3)
Saying something that's cutting (3)
Vaccine injection, informally
Boxer's punch
Inoculation (3) Puzzler 29 Mar 2025
Vaccine shot
Aggressive poke
Sharp punch The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 06 Mar 2025
Boxing punch Family Time 03 Mar 2025
Vaccine shot, slangily
Short punch The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 08 Feb 2025
Quick strike from a boxer
Quick punch Thomas Joseph 23 Jan 2025
Quick punch Thomas Joseph 14 Jan 2025
Quick punch, in boxing
Poke Eugene Sheffer 12 Dec 2024
Boxing punch Premier Sunday 08 Dec 2024
Quick punch Universal 30 Nov 2024
Boxing blow USA Today 20 Nov 2024
Punch or insult
Poke sharply
What a boxer throws Universal 23 Oct 2024
Prizefighter's punch
Injection Thomas Joseph 22 Oct 2024
"Poke" fun at? LA Times Mini 14 Oct 2024
Sharp boxing punch
Quick punch Thomas Joseph 24 Sep 2024
Straight blow by a boxer (3)
Poke with a needle
Boxer's sharp punch
Short straight punch Mirror Classic 20 Aug 2024
Vaccine, informally New York Times 31 Jul 2024
Quick punch Newsday 28 Jul 2024
A short punch (3)
Quick punch Commuter 22 Jul 2024
Short quick punch (3)
Part of a one-two punch LA Times Daily 18 Jul 2024
Vaccine shot
Immunisation procedure The Telegraph Cross Atlantic 15 Jul 2024
Blow in the ring LA Times Daily 14 Jul 2024
Prod sharply
Pugilist's punch Eugene Sheffer 08 Jul 2024
Vaccination injection (3)
Poke Eugene Sheffer 20 Jun 2024
Vaccination (informal)
Stinging insult New York Times 14 Jun 2024
Needle prick
Swift punch
Potshot New York Times 30 May 2024
Poke roughly
Pugilist's punch Eugene Sheffer 18 May 2024
Poke Eugene Sheffer 15 May 2024
Boxer's quick and sharp strike
Poke Eugene Sheffer 09 May 2024
Vaccine shot
Quick left, say New York Times 05 May 2024
Ring strike
Booster shot
Thrust with a fist
Boxing punch USA Today 21 Apr 2024
Boxing poke Thomas Joseph 18 Apr 2024
Vaccine shot in slang
Quick punch Thomas Joseph 09 Apr 2024
Quick punch Wall Street Journal 30 Mar 2024
Quick boxing move New York Times 17 Mar 2024
An injection, yes, with British capital (3)
Boxer's quick punch
Boxer's short punch (3)
Vaccine shot, slangily
Quick short punch
Boxer's punch
Quick blow New York Times 11 Jan 2024
Vaccination The Telegraph Quick 02 Jan 2024
2024 Paris Summer Olympics - Boxing blow
Quick punch from a boxer
Swift short punch (3)
Disease prevention measure (3)
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Vaccination, familiarly Wall Street Journal 22 Nov 2023
Quick punch LA Times Daily 07 Nov 2023
Boxer's punch
Quick punch Universal 26 Oct 2023
Poke LA Times Daily 07 Oct 2023
Verbal dig Newsday 01 Sep 2023
Boxer's quick punch
Poke in the arm Universal 23 Aug 2023
Poke Eugene Sheffer 31 Jul 2023
Poke USA Today 30 Jul 2023
Boxer's quick punch
Vaccine shot
Vaccine shot, slangily
Sharp prod New York Times 27 Jun 2023
Snarky remark Newsday 04 Jun 2023
Boxer's punch
Sharp boxing punch Family Time 22 May 2023
Sharp punch from a boxer
Snarky remark Newsday 13 Apr 2023
Vaccine shot Thomas Joseph 23 Mar 2023
Boxer's quick punch
Boxer's quick punch
Quick punch USA Today 08 Mar 2023
Boxing blow USA Today 23 Feb 2023
Poke with a stick
Boxer's quick punch
Boxing move USA Today 04 Feb 2023
Quick sharp blow
Sharp punch New York Times 11 Jan 2023
British term for a vaccination LA Times Daily 06 Jan 2023
Poke Eugene Sheffer 12 Dec 2022
Sharp critique Newsday 02 Dec 2022
Sharp punch, in boxing
Poke Eugene Sheffer 01 Nov 2022
Punch that goes with a cross USA Today 27 Oct 2022
Poke Eugene Sheffer 16 Sep 2022
Critical comment Newsday 15 Sep 2022
___, cross, hook, uppercut USA Today 22 Aug 2022
Straight punch The Telegraph Quick 09 Aug 2022
Vaccine shot, in British lingo New York Times 02 Aug 2022
Quick blow LA Times Daily 02 Aug 2022
Vaccination, informally Wall Street Journal 27 Jul 2022
Vaccine shot
Vaccine, informally Universal 13 Jul 2022
Snarky remark LA Times Daily 26 Jun 2022
Poke with a stick
Vaccine shot
Vaccine administration Wall Street Journal 11 Jun 2022
Sharp boxing punch
Vaccine shot
Unkind remark Universal 16 Apr 2022
Injection, informally Wall Street Journal 11 Apr 2022
Stab or pierce Irish Times Simplex 11 Mar 2022
Inoculation, informally Newsday 06 Mar 2022
Poke USA Today 28 Feb 2022
Boxing move
Boxer's punch Newsday 09 Feb 2022
Poke Universal 06 Feb 2022
Boxer's punch
Quick punch Universal 04 Feb 2022
Boxer's punch USA Today 24 Dec 2021
Hook partner LA Times Daily 19 Dec 2021
Quick sharp blow
Vaccine shot Wall Street Journal 24 Nov 2021
The 'one' in a one-two punch USA Today 22 Nov 2021
Vaccine delivery Wall Street Journal 17 Nov 2021
Quick punch
Boxer's quick punch LA Times Daily 01 Nov 2021
Vaccine dose, informally Wall Street Journal 30 Oct 2021
The “one” in a one-two New York Times 19 Oct 2021
Poke Eugene Sheffer 18 Oct 2021
Boxer's hit
Embraced by superb Ajax - uplifting and a shot in the arm Irish Times Crosaire 16 Oct 2021
Poke Eugene Sheffer 08 Oct 2021
Elbow poke USA Today 19 Sep 2021
Boxing class movement
Boxer's punch
Quick punch
Inoculation The Times Concise 09 Jun 2021
Poke LA Times Daily 28 Apr 2021
Poke The Washington Post 28 Apr 2021
Sharp criticism Newsday 25 Mar 2021
Quick punch New York Times 22 Mar 2021
Boxer's blow
The "one" in a one-two punch Universal 17 Mar 2021
Barb New York Times 06 Mar 2021
Poke Eugene Sheffer 12 Feb 2021
Quick hit Newsday 23 Jan 2021
Sharp punch
Boxer's sharp punch
Poke someone quickly with a sharp object
Snarky insult Wall Street Journal 05 Nov 2020
Boxer's punch
Quick blow The Washington Post 28 Aug 2020
Quick blow LA Times Daily 28 Aug 2020
Boxing poke Thomas Joseph 13 Aug 2020
Quick blow or punch
Sharp punch New York Times 09 Jun 2020
Hook partner LA Times Daily 08 May 2020
Hook partner The Washington Post 08 May 2020
Boxer's punch Newsday 22 Apr 2020
Boxer's move Jonesin 21 Apr 2020
Boxer's move USA Today 11 Apr 2020
Boxer's quick punch
Poke with a sharp object
A kind of punch Canadiana 23 Mar 2020
Sailor supporting Judge in critical comment
Poke Wall Street Journal 05 Mar 2020
Boxer's punch
Snarky remark
Sharp left or right, in boxing
Snarky remark New York Times 26 Dec 2019
Punch in the ring USA Today 14 Dec 2019
Quick punch Universal 09 Nov 2019
'The 'one' of a one-two USA Today 05 Nov 2019
2-Down could deliver one physically or verbally Wall Street Journal 23 Sep 2019
Short boxing punch
Sharp punch Newsday 25 Aug 2019
Mocking comment Wall Street Journal 14 Aug 2019
Ring punch New York Times 10 Jul 2019
Injection The Telegraph Quick 20 Jun 2019
Elbow poke LA Times Daily 10 Jun 2019
Elbow poke The Washington Post 10 Jun 2019
Swift poke Wall Street Journal 28 May 2019
Boxer's punch
Short punch Universal 07 May 2019
Quick punch The Washington Post 16 Apr 2019
Quick punch LA Times Daily 16 Apr 2019
Poke with an elbow USA Today 09 Apr 2019
Quick punch
Sharp left from Ali USA Today 04 Mar 2019
Poke or mock Newsday 02 Mar 2019
One-two punch part Universal 27 Feb 2019
Mocking remark Newsday 17 Feb 2019
Dig, in a way New York Times 07 Feb 2019
Ring punch
Short punch
Dig, in a way
Quick punch
2-Down could deliver one physically or verbally
Mocking comment
Swift poke
Quick punch
Elbow poke
Sharp left from Ali
Poke with an elbow
"The "one" of a one-two
One-two punch part
Stick Wall Street Journal 20 Dec 2018
Quick sharp blow
Poke with a sharp object
Quick punch Thomas Joseph 16 Aug 2018
Boxing punch Canadiana 06 Aug 2018
Quick punch
Boxing blow
Sharp left, from most boxers USA Today 06 Jul 2018
Quick sharp blow
Boxing punch Newsday 20 Jun 2018
Poke The Telegraph Quick 02 Jun 2018
Left or right, in the ring The Washington Post Sunday 13 May 2018
Quick punch Family Time 13 May 2018
Medicinal shot, informally
A quick punch, as in a boxing match
Quick punch
Quick punch Newsday 14 Feb 2018
Start of a one-two punch USA Today 26 Jan 2018
Start of a one-two punch
Sharp left, from most boxers
Stick
Zinger
Foreman's delivery The Washington Post Sunday 17 Dec 2017
Fast hit The Washington Post 03 Nov 2017
Fast hit LA Times Daily 03 Nov 2017
A fast punch, like in boxing
Sharp remark Newsday 12 Oct 2017
Poke Canadiana 02 Oct 2017
Poke New York Times 12 Sep 2017
A quick strike, as in boxing
Quick hit Premier Sunday 23 Jul 2017
A quick punch in boxing
Hardly a haymaker LA Times Daily 09 Jul 2017
Hardly a haymaker The Washington Post 09 Jul 2017
The 'one' in a one-two New York Times 05 Jun 2017
Boxer's delivery Newsday 21 May 2017
Sharp criticism The Washington Post 21 May 2017
Sharp criticism LA Times Daily 21 May 2017
Sharp comment Newsday 05 May 2017
Bout blow Newsday 21 Apr 2017
Boxing punch Thomas Joseph 18 Apr 2017
Quick hit New York Times 04 Apr 2017
Fast punch LA Times Daily 14 Mar 2017
Fast punch The Washington Post 14 Mar 2017
Boxer's punch Wall Street Journal 13 Feb 2017
Sharp nudge Premier Sunday 29 Jan 2017
Start of a one-two punch New York Times 25 Jan 2017
Hardly a haymaker
The "one" in a one-two
Quick hit
Start of a one-two punch
Fast hit
Sharp criticism
Fast punch
Poke
Foreman weapon The Washington Post 29 Dec 2016
Fast punch Newsday 25 Dec 2016
Boxing coach's directive The Chronicle of Higher Education 25 Nov 2016
Sharp critique Newsday 04 Nov 2016
Verbal attack Newsday 05 Aug 2016
Sharp punch The Washington Post 04 Aug 2016
Punch from Pacquiao The Washington Post 06 Jul 2016
Lightning-fast punch Universal 14 Jun 2016
Ring blow The Washington Post 28 May 2016
Part of a boxer's repertoire Wall Street Journal 21 May 2016
Sharp left, say Newsday 06 May 2016
Quick poke Wall Street Journal 07 Mar 2016
Dig Newsday 27 Feb 2016
It's no slow poke The Washington Post 23 Feb 2016
Short, straight punch Universal 15 Feb 2016
Hook alternative LA Times Daily 15 Jan 2016
Hook alternative
Short, straight punch
Lightning-fast punch
Boxing coach's directive
Action in Rocky Balboa's repertoire The Washington Post 19 Dec 2015
Sugar Ray specialty Wall Street Journal 17 Dec 2015
Quick poke LA Times Daily 16 Nov 2015
Quick blow Newsday 09 Oct 2015
The "one" in a one-two Universal 29 Sep 2015
Quick shot Newsday 26 Sep 2015
Hook relative LA Times Daily 18 Sep 2015
Sharp left or right in a ring Premier Sunday 13 Sep 2015
Bit of snark New York Times 22 Aug 2015
Sparring blow Universal 25 Jun 2015
Start of a one-two New York Times 20 May 2015
Pugilistic ploy Eugene Sheffer 20 Apr 2015
Boxing maneuver Newsday 02 Jan 2015
Quick poke
Sparring blow
Quick punch
Left in a ring, perhaps
Sugar Ray specialty
Quick blow
Boxing blow
Sharp left or right in a ring
Boxing maneuver
Start of a one-two
Boxer's punch
Sharp criticism
The "one" in a one-two
Bit of snark
Quick shot
One-two component
Hook relative
Quick thrust
Poke
Put-down
Short boxing punch
Hit in a ring
Blow in a ring
No slow poke
Playful dig
Skewer
Left or right
Insult
Dig
Move in "Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!"
Part of a one-two
One of a one-two
Sharp left or right
Playful insult
Play poker?
Marciano maneuver
Boxing punch
Bout clout
More than nudge
Move from Ronda Rousey
More than nudge
It's usually a left
Quick blow
It's usually a left
Sharp putdown
Fighter's punch
Pugilistic ploy
Type of punch
Fast poke
Quick punch
Quick move from Pacquiao
Hardly a slow poke
The "one" in a one-two
Poke
Elbow poke
Quick punch
Fast punch
Boxing punch
One-two part
Poke
Boxer's punch
Boxer's punch
Elbow
Part of a one-two
Get one's point across?
Boxer's setup punch
Boxing blow
Punch that might make you reel
Short straight punch
Boxer's belt?
Quick thrust
Short punch
Punch that might make you reel
Put-down
Quick punch
Thrust
Hit that begins a one-two
Punch
Quick punch
Hook alternative
Setup punch
Sharp punch
Quick boxing punch
Boxing punch
Setup punch
Sharp punch
Poke
Sharp left or right, in the ring
One-two part
Poke
Ring punch
Quick punch
Pointed criticism
Sharp right or left
More than nudge
Boxer's blow
Prizefighting punch
The "one" of a one-two
Poke
Pugilistic poke
Sparring blow
The "one" of a one-two
Sharp comment
Ring hit
Alternative to a cross
Boxer's setup
Alternative to a hook
"One," to Rocky
First part of a one-two
Poke
Boxer's weapon
Poke
Ring movement
One of a one-two
Sharp criticism
It may be left or right
One-two's one
Haymaker preceder, maybe
A quick left, e.g.
Abrupt poke
First part of a one-two
One-two punch leadoff
Boxer's setup punch
Ring event?
Fighter's setup punch
Boxer's setup punch
Bout ploy
Sharp left, say
Pugilist's punch
Ring event?
Fighter's setup punch
Sharp criticism
Pugilist's punch
Uppercut setup, often
Quick punch
Left to the midriff
Right or left
Hook alternative
One-two starter
Quick blow
Pugilist's punch
Start of a one-two
Holyfield lead
Pug's poke
Boxer's blow
Thrust
Boxer's weapon
Ring leader?
Start of a one-two
Dig
Get one's point across?
Punch quickly
Ring leader?
Start of a one-two
Pugilist's punch
Quick punch
Sharp left or right
Holyfield hit
Quick blow
Certain punch
Uppercut setup
Fast poke
Part of a one-two
Uppercut alternative
Pierce with a needle
Poke with a stick
Hit with an elbow
Friendly poke
Make a quick left, say
Blow by Bowe
Part of a one-two
Pointed criticism
Pugilist's poke
Boxer's punch
Prod
Bowe blow
Zinger
Sharp punch
Pugilistic poke
"Oof" elicitor
Quickly-served punch?
Quickly-served punch?
Pugilist's poke
Poke
Start of a one-two
Part of a political debate
Short blow
One-two starter
Boxer's defense
Part of a one-two
Part of a one-two
Punch
Smart remark
One-two part, sometimes
Marciano maneuver
Assault from Holyfield
The one in a one-two
Ring punch
One of a one-two, sometimes
Short punch
Sharp punch
Quick left, for one
The one in a one-two
Marciano maneuver
Abrupt thrust
Poke or prod
Critical remark
Short blow
One-two starter
Poke at Evander
Sharp left from Ali
Ali shot
Ali volley
Start of a one-two
Friendly poke
Sharp punch
Ring tactic
Pugilist's tactic
Poke
Uppercut set-up
Cheap political shot
Body blow
Front end of a one-two
Lightning-fast punch
Pugilist's poke
Pugilistic ploy
Short punch
Smart remark
Boxer's blow
Boxer's attack
Tactic for a 68-Across
Rocky's right?
Option for a boxer
Hit in the ring
Ring ploy
Boxer's move
Elbows do it
One of the old one-two
Pugilist's punch
Fast poke
One of a one-two
Punch for Holyfield
Boxer's defense
Tyson's punch
Holyfield punch
Boxer's punch
Pugilistic punch
Sharp poke
Ring connection
Bowe blow
Setup punch
Tyson move
Spar
Pointed criticism
Poke from 57 Across
Part of a boxer's repertoire
Left,maybe
Elbow
Alternative to a hook
Part of a boxer's arsenal
Sting in a ring
Boxer's quick blow
Ring move
Punch
Punch taken in an arena
Boxing term
Boxer's quick, straight punch
One of Ali's specialties
Shot from Ali
Boxing lead
Prod
Boxer's forte
Boxing blow
A left or a right
Prizefighter's blow.
Thrust.
Quick punch.
Quick blow.
Poke.
Patterson specialty.
Smart thrust.
Quick poke.
Punch.
Quick thrust.
Boxing term.
Puncher's chance?
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