stab
verb
1 verb injure TRANSITIVEsáigh verb rop verb she stabbed herself with a compass sháigh sí í féin le compásshe stabbed him to death mharaigh sí le scian é, thug sí a bhás le scian 2 verb push sth sharp into sth TRANSITIVEsáigh verb rop verb he stabbed the meat with his fork sháigh sé a fhorc san fheoilTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb with finger or object 4 verb especially SPOR ball TRANSITIVEhe stabbed the ball home rop sé an liathróid isteach san eangach
noun
5 noun woundsá masc4 the jacket protects against stabs cosnaíonn an chasóg ar shá thú 6 noun movementseáp masc4 sciuird fem2 ropadh masc iarraidh fem he took a stab of the shovel at it thug sé seáp den tsluasaid faoi, thug sé iarraidh den tsluasaid air 7 noun informal attemptiarraidh fem iarracht fem3 he had a stab at writing poetry rinne sé seáp ar fhilíocht a chumadh, thriail sé filíocht a scríobh, thug sé geábh faoin bhfilíocht 8 noun of emotionracht masc3 ráig fem2 taom masc3 a stab of anger racht feirge, taom feirge, rabharta feirgea stab of fear taom faitís 9 noun of painarraing fem2 daigh fem2 10 noun MUS accented soundsá masc4