A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow)
English: jab, jabbing, poke, poking, thrust, thrusting
jabEnglish
jab, dig, inject, poke, shoot
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#33,239 of the corpus · 0.9 per million words · 3,639 occurrences
Noun
A quick short straight punch
English: jab
Bahasa: tumbukan
The act of touching someone suddenly with your finger or elbow
English: dig, jab
Bahasa: cucuk
Verb
Poke or thrust abruptly
English: jab, prod, stab, poke, dig
Bahasa: menyinggung, menusuk, menambang, menggelitik, mengorek, mencungkil, menyodok, mengorok
Stab or pierce
English: stab, jab
Bahasa: menusuk, menikam, menyuntik, cucuk, merodok, merunjam, merunjang
Strike or punch with quick and short blows
English: jab
2 more verb senses
Give an injection to
English: inject, shoot
Bahasa: jet, suntik, menyuntikkan, menyemprotkan, menyuntik
Less certain link between this word and this sense.
Force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
English: inject, shoot
Bahasa: menembak, jet, menyuntik
Less certain link between this word and this sense.