STABBING

To pierce or to wound (somebody) with a pointed tool or weapon, especially a knife or dagger.

Example: "If you stab him in the heart he won't live long enough to retaliate."

To thrust in a stabbing motion.

Example: "To stab a dagger into a person"

To recklessly hit with the tip of a pointed object, such as a weapon or finger (often used with at).

Example: "He stabbed at my face with the twig but luckily kept missing my eyes."

To cause a sharp, painful sensation (often used with at).

Example: "The snow from the blizzard was stabbing at my face as i skied down the mountain."

To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or slander.

Example: "To stab a person's reputation"

To roughen a brick wall with a pick so as to hold plaster.

To pierce folded sheets, near their back edges, for the passage of thread or wire.