jab
1. jab \'jab\ vb or jabbed; or jab.bing [alter. of job (to strike)] 1a: to pierce with or as if with a sharp object : STAB 1b: to poke quickly or abruptly : THRUST 2: to strike with a short straight blow 1: to make quick or abrupt thrusts with a sharp object 2: to strike a person with a short straight blow 2. jab n : an act of jabbing; specif : a short straight boxing punch delive red with the leading hand