Meaning

5 senses
  1. A quick stab or blow; a poking or thrusting motion.

    уда́рudár, толчо́кtolčók, пино́кpinók

  2. A short straight punch.

    Gerade

    джебdžeb

    a quick short straight punch

  3. (UK)A medical hypodermic injection (vaccination or inoculation).

    Our dog was exposed to rabies, so the whole family went to a clinic to get our jabs.

    Injektion, subkutane Impfung, Piks

    уко́лukól

  4. (Australia, New Zealand, Philippines, UK, sometimes)A vaccination, whether or not delivered by means of a conventional injection.

  5. (US, figuratively)A mild verbal insult.

    Stichelei

    ко́лкостьkólkostʹ, шпи́лькаšpílʹka

Examples

38 sentences
  1. Tom jabbed Mary with his elbow.

    ruТом ударил Мэри локтем. — sharptoothed

  2. Tom gave Mary a light jab in the ribs.

    deTom knuffte Maria in die Rippen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Have you already had your booster jab?

    Ти вже отримав вакцину-бустер? — deniko

    deHattest du schon deine Auffrischungsimpfung? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Have you had your booster jab yet?

    Ти вже отримав вакцину-бустер? — deniko

    deHattest du schon deine Auffrischungsimpfung? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  5. Have you had your flu jab this season?

    Ти вже щепився від грипу в цьому сезоні? — deniko

    deSind Sie für diese Saison Grippe geimpft? — brauchinet

Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
quick stab:
medical injection:
a verbal annoyance:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
(boxing) a short straight punch:
medical injection:
a verbal annoyance:

Origin

Originally a Scottish (unclear if Scots or Scottish English) form of English job (“peck, p

Originally a Scottish (unclear if Scots or Scottish English) form of English job (“peck, poke, thrust”), from Middle English jobben.

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Forms

plural: jabs
Singularjab
Pluraljabs

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

8 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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