ALL meanings of stab in the back
stab in the back
S s - verb with object stab in the back to pierce or wound with or as if with a pointed weapon: She stabbed a piece of chicken with her fork. 1
- verb with object stab in the back to thrust, plunge, or jab (a knife, pointed weapon, or the like) into something: He stabbed the knife into the man's chest. 1
- verb with object stab in the back to penetrate sharply or painfully: Their misery stabbed his conscience. 1
- verb with object stab in the back to make a piercing, thrusting, or pointing motion at or in: He stabbed me in the chest with his finger. The speaker stabbed the air in anger. 1
- verb without object stab in the back to thrust with or as if with a knife or other pointed weapon: to stab at an attacker. 1
- verb without object stab in the back to deliver a wound, as with a pointed weapon. 1
- noun stab in the back the act of stabbing. 1
- noun stab in the back a thrust or blow with, or as if with, a pointed weapon. 1
- noun stab in the back an attempt; try: Make a stab at an answer before giving up. 1
- noun stab in the back a wound made by stabbing. 1
- noun stab in the back a sudden, brief, and usually painful, sensation: He felt a stab of pain in his foot. A stab of pity ran through her. 1
- idioms stab in the back a stab in the back, an act of treachery. 1
- idioms stab in the back stab (someone) in the back, to do harm to (someone), especially to a friend or to a person who is unsuspecting or in a defenseless position. 1
- verbal expression stab in the back wound sb in the back with knife 1
- verbal expression stab in the back betray sb 1
- noun stab in the back to do damage to the reputation of (a person, esp a friend) in a surreptitious way 0
- noun stab in the back a treacherous action or remark that causes the downfall of or injury to a person 0
- noun stab in the back to harm (someone) by treachery 0
- noun stab in the back an act of betrayal 0