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Verb
S:
(v)
knife
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stab
(use a knife on)
"The victim was knifed to death"
direct troponym
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full troponym
S:
(v)
poniard
(stab with a poniard)
S:
(v)
bayonet
(stab or kill someone with a bayonet)
direct hypernym
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sister term
S:
(v)
injure
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wound
(cause injuries or bodily harm to)
S:
(v)
hurt
(give trouble or pain to)
"This exercise will hurt your back"
S:
(v)
indispose
(cause to feel unwell)
"She was indisposed"
S:
(v)
change
,
alter
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modify
(cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
"The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
direct troponym
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full troponym
cause
derivationally related form
sentence frame
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
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prod
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stab
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poke
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dig
(poke or thrust abruptly)
"he jabbed his finger into her ribs"
Adjective
S:
(adj)
stabbing
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wounding
(causing physical or especially psychological injury)
"a stabbing remark"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty"
S:
(adj)
cutting
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keen
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knifelike
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piercing
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stabbing
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lancinate
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lancinating
(painful as if caused by a sharp instrument)
"a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"