2stab verb
stabs; stabbed; stab·bing 1 [+ obj] : to wound (someone or something) with a pointed weapon (such as a knife)
▪ He stabbed her with a dagger. ▪ The victim was stabbed in the chest five times. 2 : to quickly or suddenly push a pointed object into or toward someone or something [+ obj] ▪ He stabbed the piece of meat with a fork. = He stabbed the fork into the piece of meat. ▪ She stabbed [=jabbed] the air with her pen as she spoke. [no obj] — often + at ▪ She stabbed at the dead animal with a stick.
▪ He stabbed her with a dagger. ▪ The victim was stabbed in the chest five times.
stab (someone) in the back
: to hurt (someone who trusts you) by not giving help or by doing something morally wrong : to betray (someone)
▪ He's the kind of person who gets you to trust him but then stabs you in the back.
▪ He's the kind of person who gets you to trust him but then stabs you in the back.
