stab:1

noun
stab \ ˈstab \
15th century{ds||1||}
  • a wound produced by a pointed object or weapon
  • a thrust of a pointed weapon
  • a jerky thrust

stab:2

verb
stab \
1530{ds|t|1||}
  • to wound or pierce by the thrust of a pointed object or weapon
  • thrust, drive
  • to thrust or give a wound with or as if with a pointed weapon

a stab in the dark

noun phrase
a stab in the dark \
  • a guess that is based on very little or no information or evidence
  • an attempt that is not likely to succeed

give it a stab

idiom
give it a stab \
  • to try to do something

have a stab at

idiom
have a stab at \
  • to try (doing something)

take/make a stab at

idiom
take/make a stab at \
  • to try (doing something)
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