Noun

• S: (n) pang, stab, twinge (a sudden sharp feeling) "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"
• S: (n) stab, thrust, knife thrust (a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument) "one strong stab to the heart killed him"
• S: (n) shot, stab (informal words for any attempt or effort) "he gave it his best shot"; "he took a stab at forecasting"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour, try (earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something) "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"
• S: (n) activity (any specific behavior) "they avoided all recreational activity"
• S: (n) act, deed, human action, human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)
• S: (n) event (something that happens at a given place and time)
• S: (n) psychological feature (a feature of the mental life of a living organism)
• S: (n) abstraction, abstract entity (a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))

Verb

• S: (v) knife, stab (use a knife on) "The victim was knifed to death"
• S: (v) stab, jab (stab or pierce) "he jabbed the piece of meat with his pocket knife"
• S: (v) jab, prod, stab, poke, dig (poke or thrust abruptly) "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"