jab
1 verb poke TRANSITIVEsáigh verb rop verb she jabbed a finger in his direction sháigh sí méar ina threohe jabbed a needle into her thigh sháigh sé snáthaid ina leisshe jabbed her elbow into my ribs thug sí sonc dá huillinn sna heasnacha domI jabbed him with the umbrella thug mé priocadh den scáth fearthainne dóshe jabbed the button down sháigh sí síos an cnaipeyou'll jab someone's eye out bainfidh tú an tsúil as duine éiginshe jabbed the ball home rop sí an liathróid isteach sa líon
INTRANSITIVEhis finger jabbed in my direction tháinig péac dá mhéar i mo threoshe jabbed at the form sháigh sí a méar i dtreo na foirmeI jabbed at the lever thug mé áladh ar an luamhán
2 verb BOX INTRANSITIVEsmitín a thabhairtsmitín a bhualadhkeep jabbing with the left lean ort ag bualadh smitíní leis an gciotógShow full entry
3 noun poke, blowsonc masc4 sáiteán masc1 4 noun BOX punchsmitín masc4 he caught me with a right jab bhuail sé le smitín dá dheasóg mé 5 noun informal MED injectioninstealladh masc 6 noun painarraing fem2 daigh fem2 7 noun critical remarksáiteán masc1 gob masc1 he had a jab at his critics chaith sé sáiteán le lucht a cháinte, chaith sé gob chuig lucht a cháinte