Stab connotes purposeful action, as by an assassin or murderer, but it is also possible to accidentally stab oneself or others. Stabbing differs from slashing or cutting in that the motion of the object used in a stabbing generally moves perpendicular to and directly into the victim's body, rather than being drawn across it.

6 days ago · A woman was stabbed to death with a kitchen knife in Brooklyn in a domestic dispute on Friday night and neighbors helped nab the man who killed her, police and residents said.

STAB definition: 1. to injure someone with a sharp pointed object such as a knife: 2. to make a short, forceful…. Learn more.

Dec 30, 2024 · In the latest attack, a 48-year-old man was slashed in the neck during an argument with another person on the northbound C train platform at West 50th Street and Eighth Avenue in Manhattan...

Jul 29, 2024 · Three women were knifed in a pair of bloody attacks — including an assault inside a Queens subway station — in the Big Apple Sunday night, according to police. A 23-year-old was stabbed multiple...

(Definition of stabbed from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

The meaning of STAB is a wound produced by a pointed object or weapon. How to use stab in a sentence.

STABBED definition: to pierce or injure with a sharp pointed instrument | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples

A stab wound is a specific form of penetrating trauma to the skin that results from a knife or a similar pointed object. [1][2][3][4] While stab wounds are typically known to be caused by knives, they can also occur from a variety of implements, including broken bottles and ice picks.

Jan 6, 2025 · A homicide suspect is in custody after a man was fatally stabbed through his chest in a McDonald’s parking lot on Sunday afternoon, police confirmed to KTLA.