1. Causing physical or especially psychological injury
   "a stabbing remark";
   - wounding
    
2. Painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
   "a stabbing pain";
   - cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, lancinate, lancinating

1. An incident in which someone is stabbed
   "police are appealing for witnesses to a stabbing which has left a boy fighting for his life"

1. Pierce or wound with a knife, pointed weapon or other object
   "he stabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife";
   - jab
    
2. Use a knife on
   "The victim was stabbed to death";
   - knife
    
3. Push suddenly or strongly with a finger or something pointed
   "he stabbed his finger into her ribs";
   - jab, prod, poke, dig

Derived forms: stabbings

See also: harmful, sharp

Type of: injure, thrust, wound

Encyclopedia: Stabbing