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"

Verb

• S: (v) knife, stab (use a knife on) "The victim was knifed to death"
• direct troponym / full troponym
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• sentence frame
• 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"